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Harlow and Oldham

98,130 and 250,725 residents (mid-2024).

Harlow is higher than Oldham on 7 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 3 of 22 per resident and 0 of 22 in total.

On 7 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 7 of 22 measures, and Oldham 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

Harlow Oldham

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Harlow £4,114, Oldham £4,694Oldham: £4,694Harlow: £4,114Oldham: £4,714Harlow: £4,131Oldham: £4,453Harlow: £3,902

    £4,114£4,131£3,902Oldham is higher£4,694£4,714£4,453

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Harlow £13,271, Oldham £13,198Oldham: £13,198Harlow: £13,271Oldham: £13,254Harlow: £13,328Oldham: £12,518Harlow: £12,588

    £13,271£13,328£12,588Harlow is higherDepends on how you count£13,198£13,254£12,518

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Harlow £2,430, Oldham £2,938Oldham: £2,938Harlow: £2,430Oldham: £2,951Harlow: £2,440Oldham: £2,787Harlow: £2,305

    £2,430£2,440£2,305Oldham is higher£2,938£2,951£2,787

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Harlow £11,848, Oldham £11,649Oldham: £11,649Harlow: £11,848Oldham: £11,699Harlow: £11,899Oldham: £11,050Harlow: £11,239

    £11,848£11,899£11,239Harlow is higherDepends on how you count£11,649£11,699£11,050

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Harlow £571, Oldham £667Oldham: £667Harlow: £571Oldham: £670Harlow: £574Oldham: £633Harlow: £542

    £571£574£542Oldham is higher£667£670£633

  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, Oldham £843Oldham: £843Harlow: £818Oldham: £847Harlow: £821Oldham: £800Harlow: £776

    £818£821£776Oldham is higher£843£847£800

  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, Oldham £38Oldham: £38Harlow: £33Oldham: £38Harlow: £33Oldham: £36Harlow: £32

    £33£33£32Oldham is higher£38£38£36

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Harlow £415, Oldham £552Oldham: £552Harlow: £415Oldham: £554Harlow: £416Oldham: £523Harlow: £393

    £415£416£393Oldham is higher£552£554£523

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Harlow £141, Oldham £169Oldham: £169Harlow: £141Oldham: £169Harlow: £141Oldham: £160Harlow: £133

    £141£141£133Oldham is higher£169£169£160

  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, Oldham £184Oldham: £184Harlow: £109Oldham: £185Harlow: £109Oldham: £175Harlow: £103

    £109£109£103Oldham is higher£184£185£175

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Harlow £2,075, Oldham £2,408Oldham: £2,408Harlow: £2,075Oldham: £2,418Harlow: £2,084Oldham: £2,284Harlow: £1,968

    £2,075£2,084£1,968Oldham is higher£2,408£2,418£2,284

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Harlow £216, Oldham £189Oldham: £189Harlow: £216Oldham: £190Harlow: £217Oldham: £179Harlow: £205

    £216£217£205Harlow is higherDepends on how you count£189£190£179

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Harlow £233, Oldham £334Oldham: £334Harlow: £233Oldham: £335Harlow: £234Oldham: £317Harlow: £221

    £233£234£221Oldham is higher£334£335£317

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Harlow £7.31, Oldham £5.44Oldham: £5.44Harlow: £7.31Oldham: £5.46Harlow: £7.34Oldham: £5.16Harlow: £6.93

    £7.31£7.34£6.93Harlow is higherDepends on how you count£5.44£5.46£5.16

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Harlow £5.35, Oldham £7.17Oldham: £7.17Harlow: £5.35Oldham: £7.20Harlow: £5.37Oldham: £6.80Harlow: £5.07

    £5.35£5.37£5.07Oldham is higher£7.17£7.20£6.80

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Harlow £7.73, Oldham £6.98Oldham: £6.98Harlow: £7.73Oldham: £7.01Harlow: £7.76Oldham: £6.62Harlow: £7.33

    £7.73£7.76£7.33Harlow is higherDepends on how you count£6.98£7.01£6.62

  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, Oldham 1,014.5Oldham: 1,014.5Harlow: 1,033.0

    1,033.0Harlow is higherDepends on how you count1,014.5

  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, Oldham 147.7Oldham: 147.7Harlow: 133.9

    133.9Oldham is higher147.7

  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: Harlow 181.4, Oldham 172.3Oldham: 172.3Harlow: 181.4

    181.4Harlow is higherDepends on how you count172.3

  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, Oldham 84.1Oldham: 84.1Harlow: 65.1

    65.1Oldham is higher84.1

  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, Oldham 291.0Oldham: 291.0Harlow: 218.4

    218.4Oldham is higher291.0

  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, Oldham 42.0Oldham: 42.0Harlow: 25.0

    25.0Oldham is higher42.0

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Harlow and Oldham, per person in the age group
MeasureHarlowOldhamHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,114£4,131£3,902£4,694£4,714£4,453Oldham
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,271£13,328£12,588£13,198£13,254£12,518Harlow
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,430£2,440£2,305£2,938£2,951£2,787Oldham
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,848£11,899£11,239£11,649£11,699£11,050Harlow
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£571£574£542£667£670£633Oldham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£818£821£776£843£847£800Oldham
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£33£33£32£38£38£36Oldham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£415£416£393£552£554£523Oldham
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£141£141£133£169£169£160Oldham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£109£109£103£184£185£175Oldham
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,075£2,084£1,968£2,408£2,418£2,284Oldham
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£216£217£205£189£190£179Harlow
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£233£234£221£334£335£317Oldham
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.31£7.34£6.93£5.44£5.46£5.16Harlow
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.35£5.37£5.07£7.17£7.20£6.80Oldham
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.73£7.76£7.33£6.98£7.01£6.62Harlow
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,033.01,014.5Harlow
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026133.9147.7Oldham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026181.4172.3Harlow
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202665.184.1Oldham
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026218.4291.0Oldham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202625.042.0Oldham

Per resident

Harlow is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and Oldham on 19. 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 Oldham

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Harlow £4,114, Oldham £4,694Oldham: £4,694Harlow: £4,114Oldham: £4,714Harlow: £4,131Oldham: £4,453Harlow: £3,902

    £4,114£4,131£3,902Oldham is higher£4,694£4,714£4,453

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Harlow £1,788, Oldham £1,960Oldham: £1,960Harlow: £1,788Oldham: £1,968Harlow: £1,796Oldham: £1,859Harlow: £1,696

    £1,788£1,796£1,696Oldham is higherDepends on how you count£1,960£1,968£1,859

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Harlow £1,546, Oldham £1,818Oldham: £1,818Harlow: £1,546Oldham: £1,826Harlow: £1,553Oldham: £1,724Harlow: £1,467

    £1,546£1,553£1,467Oldham is higher£1,818£1,826£1,724

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Harlow £1,597, Oldham £1,730Oldham: £1,730Harlow: £1,597Oldham: £1,737Harlow: £1,603Oldham: £1,641Harlow: £1,514

    £1,597£1,603£1,514Oldham is higherDepends on how you count£1,730£1,737£1,641

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Harlow £77, Oldham £99Oldham: £99Harlow: £77Oldham: £100Harlow: £77Oldham: £94Harlow: £73

    £77£77£73Oldham is higher£99£100£94

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Harlow £110, Oldham £125Oldham: £125Harlow: £110Oldham: £126Harlow: £111Oldham: £119Harlow: £105

    £110£111£105Oldham is higher£125£126£119

  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, Oldham £5.65Oldham: £5.65Harlow: £4.48Oldham: £5.67Harlow: £4.50Oldham: £5.36Harlow: £4.25

    £4.48£4.50£4.25Oldham is higher£5.65£5.67£5.36

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Harlow £415, Oldham £552Oldham: £552Harlow: £415Oldham: £554Harlow: £416Oldham: £523Harlow: £393

    £415£416£393Oldham is higher£552£554£523

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Harlow £141, Oldham £169Oldham: £169Harlow: £141Oldham: £169Harlow: £141Oldham: £160Harlow: £133

    £141£141£133Oldham is higher£169£169£160

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Harlow £69, Oldham £114Oldham: £114Harlow: £69Oldham: £114Harlow: £70Oldham: £108Harlow: £66

    £69£70£66Oldham is higher£114£114£108

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Harlow £1,321, Oldham £1,489Oldham: £1,489Harlow: £1,321Oldham: £1,496Harlow: £1,326Oldham: £1,413Harlow: £1,253

    £1,321£1,326£1,253Oldham is higher£1,489£1,496£1,413

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Harlow £216, Oldham £189Oldham: £189Harlow: £216Oldham: £190Harlow: £217Oldham: £179Harlow: £205

    £216£217£205Harlow is higherDepends on how you count£189£190£179

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Harlow £148, Oldham £207Oldham: £207Harlow: £148Oldham: £207Harlow: £149Oldham: £196Harlow: £141

    £148£149£141Oldham is higher£207£207£196

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Harlow £4.65, Oldham £3.36Oldham: £3.36Harlow: £4.65Oldham: £3.38Harlow: £4.67Oldham: £3.19Harlow: £4.41

    £4.65£4.67£4.41Harlow is higherDepends on how you count£3.36£3.38£3.19

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Harlow £3.41, Oldham £4.44Oldham: £4.44Harlow: £3.41Oldham: £4.46Harlow: £3.42Oldham: £4.21Harlow: £3.23

    £3.41£3.42£3.23Oldham is higher£4.44£4.46£4.21

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Harlow £7.73, Oldham £6.98Oldham: £6.98Harlow: £7.73Oldham: £7.01Harlow: £7.76Oldham: £6.62Harlow: £7.33

    £7.73£7.76£7.33Harlow is higherDepends on how you count£6.98£7.01£6.62

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Harlow 139.2, Oldham 150.7Oldham: 150.7Harlow: 139.2

    139.2Oldham is higherDepends on how you count150.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Harlow 18.0, Oldham 21.9Oldham: 21.9Harlow: 18.0

    18.0Oldham is higher21.9

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Harlow 24.5, Oldham 25.6Oldham: 25.6Harlow: 24.5

    24.5Oldham is higherDepends on how you count25.6

  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, Oldham 84.1Oldham: 84.1Harlow: 65.1

    65.1Oldham is higher84.1

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Harlow 139.0, Oldham 180.0Oldham: 180.0Harlow: 139.0

    139.0Oldham is higher180.0

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Harlow 15.9, Oldham 26.0Oldham: 26.0Harlow: 15.9

    15.9Oldham is higher26.0

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Harlow and Oldham, per resident
MeasureHarlowOldhamHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,114£4,131£3,902£4,694£4,714£4,453Oldham
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,788£1,796£1,696£1,960£1,968£1,859Oldham
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,546£1,553£1,467£1,818£1,826£1,724Oldham
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,597£1,603£1,514£1,730£1,737£1,641Oldham
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£77£77£73£99£100£94Oldham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£110£111£105£125£126£119Oldham
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.48£4.50£4.25£5.65£5.67£5.36Oldham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£415£416£393£552£554£523Oldham
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£141£141£133£169£169£160Oldham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£69£70£66£114£114£108Oldham
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,321£1,326£1,253£1,489£1,496£1,413Oldham
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£216£217£205£189£190£179Harlow
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£148£149£141£207£207£196Oldham
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.65£4.67£4.41£3.36£3.38£3.19Harlow
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.41£3.42£3.23£4.44£4.46£4.21Oldham
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.73£7.76£7.33£6.98£7.01£6.62Harlow
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026139.2150.7Oldham
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202618.021.9Oldham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202624.525.6Oldham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202665.184.1Oldham
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026139.0180.0Oldham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202615.926.0Oldham

Total

Harlow is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Oldham 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 Oldham

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Harlow £403.7m, Oldham £1.2bnOldham: £1.2bnHarlow: £403.7mOldham: £1.2bnHarlow: £405.4mOldham: £1.1bnHarlow: £382.9m

    £403.7m£405.4m£382.9mOldham is higher£1.2bn£1.2bn£1.1bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Harlow £175.5m, Oldham £491.4mOldham: £491.4mHarlow: £175.5mOldham: £493.5mHarlow: £176.2mOldham: £466.1mHarlow: £166.5m

    £175.5m£176.2m£166.5mOldham is higherDepends on how you count£491.4m£493.5m£466.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Harlow £151.7m, Oldham £455.8mOldham: £455.8mHarlow: £151.7mOldham: £457.7mHarlow: £152.4mOldham: £432.3mHarlow: £143.9m

    £151.7m£152.4m£143.9mOldham is higher£455.8m£457.7m£432.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Harlow £156.7m, Oldham £433.8mOldham: £433.8mHarlow: £156.7mOldham: £435.6mHarlow: £157.3mOldham: £411.4mHarlow: £148.6m

    £156.7m£157.3m£148.6mOldham is higherDepends on how you count£433.8m£435.6m£411.4m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Harlow £7.6m, Oldham £24.8mOldham: £24.8mHarlow: £7.6mOldham: £24.9mHarlow: £7.6mOldham: £23.6mHarlow: £7.2m

    £7.6m£7.6m£7.2mOldham is higher£24.8m£24.9m£23.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Harlow £10.8m, Oldham £31.4mOldham: £31.4mHarlow: £10.8mOldham: £31.5mHarlow: £10.9mOldham: £29.8mHarlow: £10.3m

    £10.8m£10.9m£10.3mOldham is higher£31.4m£31.5m£29.8m

  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, Oldham £1.4mOldham: £1.4mHarlow: £0.44mOldham: £1.4mHarlow: £0.44mOldham: £1.3mHarlow: £0.42m

    £0.44m£0.44m£0.42mOldham is higher£1.4m£1.4m£1.3m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Harlow £40.7m, Oldham £138.4mOldham: £138.4mHarlow: £40.7mOldham: £139.0mHarlow: £40.9mOldham: £131.2mHarlow: £38.6m

    £40.7m£40.9m£38.6mOldham is higher£138.4m£139.0m£131.2m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Harlow £13.8m, Oldham £42.3mOldham: £42.3mHarlow: £13.8mOldham: £42.5mHarlow: £13.8mOldham: £40.1mHarlow: £13.1m

    £13.8m£13.8m£13.1mOldham is higher£42.3m£42.5m£40.1m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Harlow £6.8m, Oldham £28.6mOldham: £28.6mHarlow: £6.8mOldham: £28.7mHarlow: £6.8mOldham: £27.1mHarlow: £6.5m

    £6.8m£6.8m£6.5mOldham is higher£28.6m£28.7m£27.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Harlow £129.6m, Oldham £373.4mOldham: £373.4mHarlow: £129.6mOldham: £375.0mHarlow: £130.1mOldham: £354.2mHarlow: £122.9m

    £129.6m£130.1m£122.9mOldham is higher£373.4m£375.0m£354.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Harlow £21.2m, Oldham £47.3mOldham: £47.3mHarlow: £21.2mOldham: £47.5mHarlow: £21.3mOldham: £44.9mHarlow: £20.1m

    £21.2m£21.3m£20.1mOldham is higherDepends on how you count£47.3m£47.5m£44.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Harlow £14.5m, Oldham £51.8mOldham: £51.8mHarlow: £14.5mOldham: £52.0mHarlow: £14.6mOldham: £49.1mHarlow: £13.8m

    £14.5m£14.6m£13.8mOldham is higher£51.8m£52.0m£49.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Harlow £0.46m, Oldham £0.84mOldham: £0.84mHarlow: £0.46mOldham: £0.85mHarlow: £0.46mOldham: £0.80mHarlow: £0.43m

    £0.46m£0.46m£0.43mOldham is higherDepends on how you count£0.84m£0.85m£0.80m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Harlow £0.33m, Oldham £1.1mOldham: £1.1mHarlow: £0.33mOldham: £1.1mHarlow: £0.34mOldham: £1.1mHarlow: £0.32m

    £0.33m£0.34m£0.32mOldham is higher£1.1m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Harlow £0.76m, Oldham £1.7mOldham: £1.7mHarlow: £0.76mOldham: £1.8mHarlow: £0.76mOldham: £1.7mHarlow: £0.72m

    £0.76m£0.76m£0.72mOldham is higherDepends on how you count£1.7m£1.8m£1.7m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Harlow 13,659, Oldham 37,774Oldham: 37,774Harlow: 13,659

    13,659Oldham is higherDepends on how you count37,774

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Harlow 1,770, Oldham 5,501Oldham: 5,501Harlow: 1,770

    1,770Oldham is higher5,501

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Harlow 2,399, Oldham 6,415Oldham: 6,415Harlow: 2,399

    2,399Oldham is higherDepends on how you count6,415

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Harlow 6,385, Oldham 21,096Oldham: 21,096Harlow: 6,385

    6,385Oldham is higher21,096

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Harlow 13,641, Oldham 45,136Oldham: 45,136Harlow: 13,641

    13,641Oldham is higher45,136

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Harlow 1,560, Oldham 6,509Oldham: 6,509Harlow: 1,560

    1,560Oldham is higher6,509

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Harlow and Oldham, total
MeasureHarlowOldhamHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£403.7m£405.4m£382.9m£1.2bn£1.2bn£1.1bnOldham
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£175.5m£176.2m£166.5m£491.4m£493.5m£466.1mOldham
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£151.7m£152.4m£143.9m£455.8m£457.7m£432.3mOldham
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£156.7m£157.3m£148.6m£433.8m£435.6m£411.4mOldham
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.6m£7.6m£7.2m£24.8m£24.9m£23.6mOldham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.8m£10.9m£10.3m£31.4m£31.5m£29.8mOldham
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.44m£0.44m£0.42m£1.4m£1.4m£1.3mOldham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£40.7m£40.9m£38.6m£138.4m£139.0m£131.2mOldham
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.8m£13.8m£13.1m£42.3m£42.5m£40.1mOldham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£6.8m£6.8m£6.5m£28.6m£28.7m£27.1mOldham
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£129.6m£130.1m£122.9m£373.4m£375.0m£354.2mOldham
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£21.2m£21.3m£20.1m£47.3m£47.5m£44.9mOldham
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£14.5m£14.6m£13.8m£51.8m£52.0m£49.1mOldham
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m£0.84m£0.85m£0.80mOldham
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.33m£0.34m£0.32m£1.1mOldham
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.76m£0.76m£0.72m£1.7m£1.8m£1.7mOldham
State Pensiontotal, March 202613,65937,774Oldham
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,7705,501Oldham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,3996,415Oldham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,38521,096Oldham
Universal Credittotal, May 202613,64145,136Oldham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,5606,509Oldham

Sources

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

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  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.
  11. 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.