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Uttlesford and Waverley
Uttlesford is higher than Waverley on 16 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 13 of 22 per resident and 0 of 22 in total.
On 16 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
Uttlesford is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Waverley on 6. 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
Uttlesford Waverley
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,691£3,707£3,502Uttlesford is higherDepends on how you count£3,663£3,678£3,474
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,732£12,786£12,077Uttlesford is higherDepends on how you count£12,377£12,430£11,740
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,141£1,146£1,082Uttlesford is higherDepends on how you count£1,058£1,062£1,003
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,854£11,904£11,244Uttlesford is higherDepends on how you count£11,595£11,644£10,998
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£241£242£229Waverley is higher£252£253£239
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£621£624£589Uttlesford is higherDepends on how you count£516£518£490
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£15£16£15Uttlesford is higherDepends on how you count£14£14£13
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£220£221£209Uttlesford is higherDepends on how you count£193£193£183
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£83£83£79Waverley is higher£94£94£89
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£56£57£53Uttlesford is higherDepends on how you count£54£54£51
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£949£953£900Uttlesford is higherDepends on how you count£830£833£787
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£135£136£128Waverley is higher£140£141£133
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£128£129£121Waverley is higher£165£166£157
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£5.85£5.88£5.55Waverley is higher£6.41£6.44£6.08
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1.68£1.68£1.59Waverley is higher£2.36£2.37£2.24
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.71£5.74£5.42Uttlesford is higherDepends on how you count£4.88£4.90£4.63
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,032.3Uttlesford is higherDepends on how you count993.0
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
60.3Uttlesford is higherDepends on how you count55.4
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
133.9Uttlesford is higherDepends on how you count107.2
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
35.5Uttlesford is higherDepends on how you count29.5
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
101.6Uttlesford is higherDepends on how you count94.4
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
13.3Uttlesford is higherDepends on how you count12.3
Show the numbers
| Measure | Uttlesford | Waverley | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,691£3,707£3,502 | £3,663£3,678£3,474 | Uttlesford |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,732£12,786£12,077 | £12,377£12,430£11,740 | Uttlesford |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,141£1,146£1,082 | £1,058£1,062£1,003 | Uttlesford |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,854£11,904£11,244 | £11,595£11,644£10,998 | Uttlesford |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £241£242£229 | £252£253£239 | Waverley |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £621£624£589 | £516£518£490 | Uttlesford |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £15£16£15 | £14£14£13 | Uttlesford |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £220£221£209 | £193£193£183 | Uttlesford |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £83£83£79 | £94£94£89 | Waverley |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £56£57£53 | £54£54£51 | Uttlesford |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £949£953£900 | £830£833£787 | Uttlesford |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £135£136£128 | £140£141£133 | Waverley |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £128£129£121 | £165£166£157 | Waverley |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £5.85£5.88£5.55 | £6.41£6.44£6.08 | Waverley |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1.68£1.68£1.59 | £2.36£2.37£2.24 | Waverley |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.71£5.74£5.42 | £4.88£4.90£4.63 | Uttlesford |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,032.3 | 993.0 | Uttlesford |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 60.3 | 55.4 | Uttlesford |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 133.9 | 107.2 | Uttlesford |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 35.5 | 29.5 | Uttlesford |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 101.6 | 94.4 | Uttlesford |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 13.3 | 12.3 | Uttlesford |
Per resident
Uttlesford is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Waverley 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
Uttlesford Waverley
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,691£3,707£3,502Uttlesford is higherDepends on how you count£3,663£3,678£3,474
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,567£2,578£2,435Waverley is higherDepends on how you count£2,608£2,619£2,474
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£680£683£645Uttlesford is higherDepends on how you count£623£626£591
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,390£2,400£2,267Waverley is higherDepends on how you count£2,443£2,453£2,317
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£49£49£46Waverley is higher£53£53£50
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£125£126£119Uttlesford is higherDepends on how you count£109£109£103
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£3.12£3.13£2.96Uttlesford is higherDepends on how you count£2.88£2.89£2.73
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£220£221£209Uttlesford is higherDepends on how you count£193£193£183
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£83£83£79Waverley is higher£94£94£89
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£34£34£32Uttlesford is higherDepends on how you count£32£32£30
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£566£568£537Uttlesford is higherDepends on how you count£489£491£464
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£135£136£128Waverley is higher£140£141£133
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£76£77£72Waverley is higher£98£98£93
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£3.49£3.50£3.31Waverley is higher£3.78£3.80£3.59
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£1.00£1.01£0.95Waverley is higher£1.39£1.40£1.32
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.71£5.74£5.42Uttlesford is higherDepends on how you count£4.88£4.90£4.63
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
208.2Waverley is higherDepends on how you count209.2
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
12.2Uttlesford is higherDepends on how you count11.7
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
27.0Uttlesford is higherDepends on how you count22.6
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
35.5Uttlesford is higherDepends on how you count29.5
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
60.5Uttlesford is higherDepends on how you count55.7
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
7.9Uttlesford is higherDepends on how you count7.3
Show the numbers
| Measure | Uttlesford | Waverley | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,691£3,707£3,502 | £3,663£3,678£3,474 | Uttlesford |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,567£2,578£2,435 | £2,608£2,619£2,474 | Waverley |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £680£683£645 | £623£626£591 | Uttlesford |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,390£2,400£2,267 | £2,443£2,453£2,317 | Waverley |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £49£49£46 | £53£53£50 | Waverley |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £125£126£119 | £109£109£103 | Uttlesford |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £3.12£3.13£2.96 | £2.88£2.89£2.73 | Uttlesford |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £220£221£209 | £193£193£183 | Uttlesford |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £83£83£79 | £94£94£89 | Waverley |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £34£34£32 | £32£32£30 | Uttlesford |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £566£568£537 | £489£491£464 | Uttlesford |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £135£136£128 | £140£141£133 | Waverley |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £76£77£72 | £98£98£93 | Waverley |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £3.49£3.50£3.31 | £3.78£3.80£3.59 | Waverley |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £1.00£1.01£0.95 | £1.39£1.40£1.32 | Waverley |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.71£5.74£5.42 | £4.88£4.90£4.63 | Uttlesford |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 208.2 | 209.2 | Waverley |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 12.2 | 11.7 | Uttlesford |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 27.0 | 22.6 | Uttlesford |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 35.5 | 29.5 | Uttlesford |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 60.5 | 55.7 | Uttlesford |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 7.9 | 7.3 | Uttlesford |
Total
Uttlesford is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Waverley 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
Uttlesford Waverley
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£350.5m£352.0m£332.5mWaverley is higherDepends on how you count£493.5m£495.6m£468.1m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£243.7m£244.8m£231.2mWaverley is higherDepends on how you count£351.4m£352.9m£333.3m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£64.6m£64.8m£61.2mWaverley is higherDepends on how you count£84.0m£84.4m£79.7m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£226.9m£227.9m£215.3mWaverley is higherDepends on how you count£329.2m£330.6m£312.2m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£4.6m£4.6m£4.4mWaverley is higher£7.2m£7.2m£6.8m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£11.9m£11.9m£11.3mWaverley is higherDepends on how you count£14.7m£14.7m£13.9m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.30m£0.30m£0.28mWaverley is higherDepends on how you count£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£20.9m£21.0m£19.8mWaverley is higherDepends on how you count£26.0m£26.1m£24.6m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£7.9m£7.9m£7.5mWaverley is higher£12.6m£12.7m£12.0m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£3.2m£3.2m£3.0mWaverley is higherDepends on how you count£4.3m£4.3m£4.1m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£53.7m£53.9m£50.9mWaverley is higherDepends on how you count£65.9m£66.1m£62.5m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£12.9m£12.9m£12.2mWaverley is higher£18.9m£19.0m£17.9m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£7.2m£7.3m£6.9mWaverley is higher£13.1m£13.2m£12.5m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.33m£0.33m£0.31mWaverley is higher£0.51m£0.51m£0.48m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.10m£0.10m£0.09mWaverley is higher£0.19m£0.19m£0.18m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.54m£0.54m£0.51mWaverley is higherDepends on how you count£0.66m£0.66m£0.62m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
19,764Waverley is higherDepends on how you count28,191
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,154Waverley is higherDepends on how you count1,573
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,564Waverley is higherDepends on how you count3,044
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
3,369Waverley is higherDepends on how you count3,968
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
5,746Waverley is higherDepends on how you count7,498
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
751Waverley is higherDepends on how you count977
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| Measure | Uttlesford | Waverley | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £350.5m£352.0m£332.5m | £493.5m£495.6m£468.1m | Waverley |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £243.7m£244.8m£231.2m | £351.4m£352.9m£333.3m | Waverley |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £64.6m£64.8m£61.2m | £84.0m£84.4m£79.7m | Waverley |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £226.9m£227.9m£215.3m | £329.2m£330.6m£312.2m | Waverley |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £4.6m£4.6m£4.4m | £7.2m£7.2m£6.8m | Waverley |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £11.9m£11.9m£11.3m | £14.7m£14.7m£13.9m | Waverley |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.30m£0.30m£0.28m | £0.39m£0.39m£0.37m | Waverley |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £20.9m£21.0m£19.8m | £26.0m£26.1m£24.6m | Waverley |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £7.9m£7.9m£7.5m | £12.6m£12.7m£12.0m | Waverley |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £3.2m£3.2m£3.0m | £4.3m£4.3m£4.1m | Waverley |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £53.7m£53.9m£50.9m | £65.9m£66.1m£62.5m | Waverley |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £12.9m£12.9m£12.2m | £18.9m£19.0m£17.9m | Waverley |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £7.2m£7.3m£6.9m | £13.1m£13.2m£12.5m | Waverley |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.33m£0.33m£0.31m | £0.51m£0.51m£0.48m | Waverley |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.10m£0.10m£0.09m | £0.19m£0.19m£0.18m | Waverley |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.54m£0.54m£0.51m | £0.66m£0.66m£0.62m | Waverley |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 19,764 | 28,191 | Waverley |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,154 | 1,573 | Waverley |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,564 | 3,044 | Waverley |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 3,369 | 3,968 | Waverley |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 5,746 | 7,498 | Waverley |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 751 | 977 | Waverley |
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.
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