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Hart and Brentwood

103,031 and 78,959 residents (mid-2024).

Hart is higher than Brentwood on 4 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 4 of 22 per resident and 13 of 22 in total.

On 9 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

Hart is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Brentwood on 18. 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

Hart Brentwood

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Hart £3,449, Brentwood £3,723Brentwood: £3,723Hart: £3,449Brentwood: £3,739Hart: £3,464Brentwood: £3,532Hart: £3,272

    £3,449£3,464£3,272Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£3,723£3,739£3,532

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Hart £12,651, Brentwood £12,849Brentwood: £12,849Hart: £12,651Brentwood: £12,904Hart: £12,705Brentwood: £12,188Hart: £12,000

    £12,651£12,705£12,000Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£12,849£12,904£12,188

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Hart £981, Brentwood £1,271Brentwood: £1,271Hart: £981Brentwood: £1,277Hart: £985Brentwood: £1,206Hart: £930

    £981£985£930Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£1,271£1,277£1,206

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Hart £11,907, Brentwood £11,789Brentwood: £11,789Hart: £11,907Brentwood: £11,839Hart: £11,958Brentwood: £11,183Hart: £11,295

    £11,907£11,958£11,295Hart is higher£11,789£11,839£11,183

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Hart £213, Brentwood £334Brentwood: £334Hart: £213Brentwood: £335Hart: £214Brentwood: £316Hart: £202

    £213£214£202Brentwood is higher£334£335£316

  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: Hart £519, Brentwood £708Brentwood: £708Hart: £519Brentwood: £711Hart: £521Brentwood: £671Hart: £492

    £519£521£492Brentwood is higher£708£711£671

  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: Hart £12, Brentwood £19Brentwood: £19Hart: £12Brentwood: £19Hart: £12Brentwood: £18Hart: £11

    £12£12£11Brentwood is higher£19£19£18

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Hart £184, Brentwood £254Brentwood: £254Hart: £184Brentwood: £255Hart: £185Brentwood: £241Hart: £175

    £184£185£175Brentwood is higher£254£255£241

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Hart £91, Brentwood £93Brentwood: £93Hart: £91Brentwood: £94Hart: £91Brentwood: £89Hart: £86

    £91£91£86Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£93£94£89

  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: Hart £53, Brentwood £72Brentwood: £72Hart: £53Brentwood: £72Hart: £54Brentwood: £68Hart: £51

    £53£54£51Brentwood is higher£72£72£68

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Hart £807, Brentwood £1,039Brentwood: £1,039Hart: £807Brentwood: £1,044Hart: £810Brentwood: £986Hart: £765

    £807£810£765Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£1,039£1,044£986

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Hart £96, Brentwood £122Brentwood: £122Hart: £96Brentwood: £122Hart: £97Brentwood: £115Hart: £91

    £96£97£91Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£122£122£115

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Hart £111, Brentwood £150Brentwood: £150Hart: £111Brentwood: £150Hart: £112Brentwood: £142Hart: £106

    £111£112£106Brentwood is higher£150£150£142

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Hart £8.12, Brentwood £7.91Brentwood: £7.91Hart: £8.12Brentwood: £7.94Hart: £8.15Brentwood: £7.50Hart: £7.70

    £8.12£8.15£7.70Hart is higher£7.91£7.94£7.50

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Hart £1.19, Brentwood £2.56Brentwood: £2.56Hart: £1.19Brentwood: £2.57Hart: £1.20Brentwood: £2.43Hart: £1.13

    £1.19£1.20£1.13Brentwood is higher£2.56£2.57£2.43

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Hart £8.99, Brentwood £5.97Brentwood: £5.97Hart: £8.99Brentwood: £5.99Hart: £9.03Brentwood: £5.66Hart: £8.53

    £8.99£9.03£8.53Hart is higher£5.97£5.99£5.66

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Hart 1,008.9, Brentwood 1,007.5Brentwood: 1,007.5Hart: 1,008.9

    1,008.9Hart is higher1,007.5

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Hart 47.9, Brentwood 74.2Brentwood: 74.2Hart: 47.9

    47.9Brentwood is higher74.2

  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: Hart 113.3, Brentwood 144.9Brentwood: 144.9Hart: 113.3

    113.3Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count144.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Hart 29.0, Brentwood 39.7Brentwood: 39.7Hart: 29.0

    29.0Brentwood is higher39.7

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Hart 86.8, Brentwood 107.4Brentwood: 107.4Hart: 86.8

    86.8Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count107.4

  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: Hart 13.1, Brentwood 16.3Brentwood: 16.3Hart: 13.1

    13.1Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count16.3

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Hart and Brentwood, per person in the age group
MeasureHartBrentwoodHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,449£3,464£3,272£3,723£3,739£3,532Brentwood
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,651£12,705£12,000£12,849£12,904£12,188Brentwood
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£981£985£930£1,271£1,277£1,206Brentwood
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,907£11,958£11,295£11,789£11,839£11,183Hart
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£213£214£202£334£335£316Brentwood
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£519£521£492£708£711£671Brentwood
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12£12£11£19£19£18Brentwood
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£184£185£175£254£255£241Brentwood
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£91£91£86£93£94£89Brentwood
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£53£54£51£72£72£68Brentwood
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£807£810£765£1,039£1,044£986Brentwood
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£96£97£91£122£122£115Brentwood
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£111£112£106£150£150£142Brentwood
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.12£8.15£7.70£7.91£7.94£7.50Hart
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1.19£1.20£1.13£2.56£2.57£2.43Brentwood
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.99£9.03£8.53£5.97£5.99£5.66Hart
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,008.91,007.5Hart
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202647.974.2Brentwood
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026113.3144.9Brentwood
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202629.039.7Brentwood
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 202686.8107.4Brentwood
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202613.116.3Brentwood

Per resident

Hart is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Brentwood on 18. 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

Hart Brentwood

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Hart £3,449, Brentwood £3,723Brentwood: £3,723Hart: £3,449Brentwood: £3,739Hart: £3,464Brentwood: £3,532Hart: £3,272

    £3,449£3,464£3,272Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£3,723£3,739£3,532

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Hart £2,473, Brentwood £2,475Brentwood: £2,475Hart: £2,473Brentwood: £2,485Hart: £2,483Brentwood: £2,347Hart: £2,346

    £2,473£2,483£2,346Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£2,475£2,485£2,347

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Hart £596, Brentwood £773Brentwood: £773Hart: £596Brentwood: £777Hart: £598Brentwood: £734Hart: £565

    £596£598£565Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£773£777£734

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Hart £2,327, Brentwood £2,271Brentwood: £2,271Hart: £2,327Brentwood: £2,280Hart: £2,337Brentwood: £2,154Hart: £2,208

    £2,327£2,337£2,208Hart is higher£2,271£2,280£2,154

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Hart £42, Brentwood £64Brentwood: £64Hart: £42Brentwood: £65Hart: £42Brentwood: £61Hart: £40

    £42£42£40Brentwood is higher£64£65£61

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Hart £101, Brentwood £136Brentwood: £136Hart: £101Brentwood: £137Hart: £102Brentwood: £129Hart: £96

    £101£102£96Brentwood is higher£136£137£129

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Hart £2.34, Brentwood £3.62Brentwood: £3.62Hart: £2.34Brentwood: £3.63Hart: £2.35Brentwood: £3.43Hart: £2.22

    £2.34£2.35£2.22Brentwood is higher£3.62£3.63£3.43

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Hart £184, Brentwood £254Brentwood: £254Hart: £184Brentwood: £255Hart: £185Brentwood: £241Hart: £175

    £184£185£175Brentwood is higher£254£255£241

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Hart £91, Brentwood £93Brentwood: £93Hart: £91Brentwood: £94Hart: £91Brentwood: £89Hart: £86

    £91£91£86Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£93£94£89

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Hart £32, Brentwood £44Brentwood: £44Hart: £32Brentwood: £44Hart: £33Brentwood: £42Hart: £31

    £32£33£31Brentwood is higher£44£44£42

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Hart £490, Brentwood £632Brentwood: £632Hart: £490Brentwood: £635Hart: £492Brentwood: £600Hart: £465

    £490£492£465Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£632£635£600

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Hart £96, Brentwood £122Brentwood: £122Hart: £96Brentwood: £122Hart: £97Brentwood: £115Hart: £91

    £96£97£91Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£122£122£115

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Hart £68, Brentwood £91Brentwood: £91Hart: £68Brentwood: £91Hart: £68Brentwood: £86Hart: £64

    £68£68£64Brentwood is higher£91£91£86

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Hart £4.93, Brentwood £4.81Brentwood: £4.81Hart: £4.93Brentwood: £4.83Hart: £4.95Brentwood: £4.56Hart: £4.68

    £4.93£4.95£4.68Hart is higher£4.81£4.83£4.56

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Hart £0.73, Brentwood £1.56Brentwood: £1.56Hart: £0.73Brentwood: £1.57Hart: £0.73Brentwood: £1.48Hart: £0.69

    £0.73£0.73£0.69Brentwood is higher£1.56£1.57£1.48

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Hart £8.99, Brentwood £5.97Brentwood: £5.97Hart: £8.99Brentwood: £5.99Hart: £9.03Brentwood: £5.66Hart: £8.53

    £8.99£9.03£8.53Hart is higher£5.97£5.99£5.66

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Hart 197.2, Brentwood 194.0Brentwood: 194.0Hart: 197.2

    197.2Hart is higher194.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Hart 9.4, Brentwood 14.3Brentwood: 14.3Hart: 9.4

    9.4Brentwood is higher14.3

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Hart 22.1, Brentwood 27.9Brentwood: 27.9Hart: 22.1

    22.1Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count27.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Hart 29.0, Brentwood 39.7Brentwood: 39.7Hart: 29.0

    29.0Brentwood is higher39.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Hart 52.7, Brentwood 65.3Brentwood: 65.3Hart: 52.7

    52.7Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count65.3

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Hart 7.9, Brentwood 9.9Brentwood: 9.9Hart: 7.9

    7.9Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count9.9

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Hart and Brentwood, per resident
MeasureHartBrentwoodHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,449£3,464£3,272£3,723£3,739£3,532Brentwood
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,473£2,483£2,346£2,475£2,485£2,347Brentwood
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£596£598£565£773£777£734Brentwood
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,327£2,337£2,208£2,271£2,280£2,154Hart
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£42£42£40£64£65£61Brentwood
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£101£102£96£136£137£129Brentwood
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£2.34£2.35£2.22£3.62£3.63£3.43Brentwood
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£184£185£175£254£255£241Brentwood
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£91£91£86£93£94£89Brentwood
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£32£33£31£44£44£42Brentwood
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£490£492£465£632£635£600Brentwood
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£96£97£91£122£122£115Brentwood
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£68£68£64£91£91£86Brentwood
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.93£4.95£4.68£4.81£4.83£4.56Hart
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£0.73£0.73£0.69£1.56£1.57£1.48Brentwood
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.99£9.03£8.53£5.97£5.99£5.66Hart
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026197.2194.0Hart
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 20269.414.3Brentwood
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.127.9Brentwood
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202629.039.7Brentwood
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202652.765.3Brentwood
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20267.99.9Brentwood

Total

Hart is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Brentwood 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

Hart Brentwood

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Hart £355.4m, Brentwood £294.0mBrentwood: £294.0mHart: £355.4mBrentwood: £295.3mHart: £356.9mBrentwood: £278.9mHart: £337.1m

    £355.4m£356.9m£337.1mHart is higherDepends on how you count£294.0m£295.3m£278.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Hart £254.8m, Brentwood £195.4mBrentwood: £195.4mHart: £254.8mBrentwood: £196.2mHart: £255.9mBrentwood: £185.3mHart: £241.7m

    £254.8m£255.9m£241.7mHart is higherDepends on how you count£195.4m£196.2m£185.3m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Hart £61.4m, Brentwood £61.1mBrentwood: £61.1mHart: £61.4mBrentwood: £61.3mHart: £61.6mBrentwood: £57.9mHart: £58.2m

    £61.4m£61.6m£58.2mHart is higherDepends on how you count£61.1m£61.3m£57.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Hart £239.8m, Brentwood £179.3mBrentwood: £179.3mHart: £239.8mBrentwood: £180.0mHart: £240.8mBrentwood: £170.1mHart: £227.5m

    £239.8m£240.8m£227.5mHart is higher£179.3m£180.0m£170.1m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Hart £4.3m, Brentwood £5.1mBrentwood: £5.1mHart: £4.3mBrentwood: £5.1mHart: £4.3mBrentwood: £4.8mHart: £4.1m

    £4.3m£4.3m£4.1mBrentwood is higher£5.1m£5.1m£4.8m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Hart £10.4m, Brentwood £10.8mBrentwood: £10.8mHart: £10.4mBrentwood: £10.8mHart: £10.5mBrentwood: £10.2mHart: £9.9m

    £10.4m£10.5m£9.9mBrentwood is higher£10.8m£10.8m£10.2m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Hart £0.24m, Brentwood £0.29mBrentwood: £0.29mHart: £0.24mBrentwood: £0.29mHart: £0.24mBrentwood: £0.27mHart: £0.23m

    £0.24m£0.24m£0.23mBrentwood is higher£0.29m£0.29m£0.27m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Hart £19.0m, Brentwood £20.1mBrentwood: £20.1mHart: £19.0mBrentwood: £20.2mHart: £19.1mBrentwood: £19.1mHart: £18.0m

    £19.0m£19.1m£18.0mBrentwood is higher£20.1m£20.2m£19.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Hart £9.4m, Brentwood £7.4mBrentwood: £7.4mHart: £9.4mBrentwood: £7.4mHart: £9.4mBrentwood: £7.0mHart: £8.9m

    £9.4m£9.4m£8.9mHart is higherDepends on how you count£7.4m£7.4m£7.0m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Hart £3.3m, Brentwood £3.5mBrentwood: £3.5mHart: £3.3mBrentwood: £3.5mHart: £3.4mBrentwood: £3.3mHart: £3.2m

    £3.3m£3.4m£3.2mBrentwood is higher£3.5m£3.5m£3.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Hart £50.5m, Brentwood £49.9mBrentwood: £49.9mHart: £50.5mBrentwood: £50.1mHart: £50.7mBrentwood: £47.3mHart: £47.9m

    £50.5m£50.7m£47.9mHart is higherDepends on how you count£49.9m£50.1m£47.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Hart £9.9m, Brentwood £9.6mBrentwood: £9.6mHart: £9.9mBrentwood: £9.6mHart: £10.0mBrentwood: £9.1mHart: £9.4m

    £9.9m£10.0m£9.4mHart is higherDepends on how you count£9.6m£9.6m£9.1m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Hart £7.0m, Brentwood £7.2mBrentwood: £7.2mHart: £7.0mBrentwood: £7.2mHart: £7.0mBrentwood: £6.8mHart: £6.6m

    £7.0m£7.0m£6.6mBrentwood is higher£7.2m£7.2m£6.8m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Hart £0.51m, Brentwood £0.38mBrentwood: £0.38mHart: £0.51mBrentwood: £0.38mHart: £0.51mBrentwood: £0.36mHart: £0.48m

    £0.51m£0.51m£0.48mHart is higher£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Hart £0.07m, Brentwood £0.12mBrentwood: £0.12mHart: £0.07mBrentwood: £0.12mHart: £0.08mBrentwood: £0.12mHart: £0.07m

    £0.07m£0.08m£0.07mBrentwood is higher£0.12m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Hart £0.93m, Brentwood £0.47mBrentwood: £0.47mHart: £0.93mBrentwood: £0.47mHart: £0.93mBrentwood: £0.45mHart: £0.88m

    £0.93m£0.93m£0.88mHart is higher£0.47m£0.47m£0.45m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Hart 20,317, Brentwood 15,321Brentwood: 15,321Hart: 20,317

    20,317Hart is higher15,321

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Hart 965, Brentwood 1,128Brentwood: 1,128Hart: 965

    965Brentwood is higher1,128

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Hart 2,281, Brentwood 2,204Brentwood: 2,204Hart: 2,281

    2,281Hart is higherDepends on how you count2,204

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Hart 2,983, Brentwood 3,138Brentwood: 3,138Hart: 2,983

    2,983Brentwood is higher3,138

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Hart 5,430, Brentwood 5,159Brentwood: 5,159Hart: 5,430

    5,430Hart is higherDepends on how you count5,159

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Hart 818, Brentwood 784Brentwood: 784Hart: 818

    818Hart is higherDepends on how you count784

Show the numbers
Hart and Brentwood, total
MeasureHartBrentwoodHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£355.4m£356.9m£337.1m£294.0m£295.3m£278.9mHart
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£254.8m£255.9m£241.7m£195.4m£196.2m£185.3mHart
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£61.4m£61.6m£58.2m£61.1m£61.3m£57.9mHart
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£239.8m£240.8m£227.5m£179.3m£180.0m£170.1mHart
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£4.3m£4.3m£4.1m£5.1m£5.1m£4.8mBrentwood
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.4m£10.5m£9.9m£10.8m£10.8m£10.2mBrentwood
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.24m£0.24m£0.23m£0.29m£0.29m£0.27mBrentwood
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£19.0m£19.1m£18.0m£20.1m£20.2m£19.1mBrentwood
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.4m£9.4m£8.9m£7.4m£7.4m£7.0mHart
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£3.3m£3.4m£3.2m£3.5m£3.5m£3.3mBrentwood
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£50.5m£50.7m£47.9m£49.9m£50.1m£47.3mHart
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£9.9m£10.0m£9.4m£9.6m£9.6m£9.1mHart
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£7.0m£7.0m£6.6m£7.2m£7.2m£6.8mBrentwood
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.51m£0.51m£0.48m£0.38m£0.38m£0.36mHart
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.07m£0.08m£0.07m£0.12mBrentwood
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.93m£0.93m£0.88m£0.47m£0.47m£0.45mHart
State Pensiontotal, March 202620,31715,321Hart
Pension Credittotal, March 20269651,128Brentwood
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,2812,204Hart
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20262,9833,138Brentwood
Universal Credittotal, May 20265,4305,159Hart
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026818784Hart

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.
  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.
  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.
  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.