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Hart and St Albans

103,031 and 150,722 residents (mid-2024).

Hart is higher than St Albans on 4 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 8 of 22 per resident and 1 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

Hart is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and St Albans 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 St Albans

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Hart £3,449, St Albans £3,395St Albans: £3,395Hart: £3,449St Albans: £3,410Hart: £3,464St Albans: £3,221Hart: £3,272

    £3,449£3,464£3,272Hart is higherDepends on how you count£3,395£3,410£3,221

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Hart £12,651, St Albans £12,911St Albans: £12,911Hart: £12,651St Albans: £12,966Hart: £12,705St Albans: £12,247Hart: £12,000

    £12,651£12,705£12,000St Albans is higherDepends on how you count£12,911£12,966£12,247

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Hart £981, St Albans £1,250St Albans: £1,250Hart: £981St Albans: £1,255Hart: £985St Albans: £1,185Hart: £930

    £981£985£930St Albans is higher£1,250£1,255£1,185

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Hart £11,907, St Albans £12,027St Albans: £12,027Hart: £11,907St Albans: £12,078Hart: £11,958St Albans: £11,408Hart: £11,295

    £11,907£11,958£11,295St Albans is higherDepends on how you count£12,027£12,078£11,408

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Hart £213, St Albans £282St Albans: £282Hart: £213St Albans: £283Hart: £214St Albans: £267Hart: £202

    £213£214£202St Albans is higher£282£283£267

  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, St Albans £586St Albans: £586Hart: £519St Albans: £589Hart: £521St Albans: £556Hart: £492

    £519£521£492St Albans is higherDepends on how you count£586£589£556

  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, St Albans £16St Albans: £16Hart: £12St Albans: £16Hart: £12St Albans: £15Hart: £11

    £12£12£11St Albans is higher£16£16£15

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Hart £184, St Albans £232St Albans: £232Hart: £184St Albans: £233Hart: £185St Albans: £220Hart: £175

    £184£185£175St Albans is higher£232£233£220

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Hart £91, St Albans £86St Albans: £86Hart: £91St Albans: £86Hart: £91St Albans: £81Hart: £86

    £91£91£86Hart is higherDepends on how you count£86£86£81

  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, St Albans £59St Albans: £59Hart: £53St Albans: £60Hart: £54St Albans: £56Hart: £51

    £53£54£51St Albans is higher£59£60£56

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Hart £807, St Albans £1,020St Albans: £1,020Hart: £807St Albans: £1,024Hart: £810St Albans: £968Hart: £765

    £807£810£765St Albans is higher£1,020£1,024£968

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Hart £96, St Albans £143St Albans: £143Hart: £96St Albans: £144Hart: £97St Albans: £136Hart: £91

    £96£97£91St Albans is higher£143£144£136

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Hart £111, St Albans £158St Albans: £158Hart: £111St Albans: £159Hart: £112St Albans: £150Hart: £106

    £111£112£106St Albans is higher£158£159£150

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Hart £8.12, St Albans £8.79St Albans: £8.79Hart: £8.12St Albans: £8.83Hart: £8.15St Albans: £8.34Hart: £7.70

    £8.12£8.15£7.70St Albans is higher£8.79£8.83£8.34

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Hart £1.19, St Albans £3.23St Albans: £3.23Hart: £1.19St Albans: £3.24Hart: £1.20St Albans: £3.06Hart: £1.13

    £1.19£1.20£1.13St Albans is higher£3.23£3.24£3.06

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Hart £8.99, St Albans £5.45St Albans: £5.45Hart: £8.99St Albans: £5.47Hart: £9.03St Albans: £5.17Hart: £8.53

    £8.99£9.03£8.53Hart is higher£5.45£5.47£5.17

  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, St Albans 1,007.8St Albans: 1,007.8Hart: 1,008.9

    1,008.9Hart is higherDepends on how you count1,007.8

  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, St Albans 58.9St Albans: 58.9Hart: 47.9

    47.9St Albans is higher58.9

  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: Hart 113.3, St Albans 120.2St Albans: 120.2Hart: 113.3

    113.3St Albans is higherDepends on how you count120.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Hart 29.0, St Albans 34.6St Albans: 34.6Hart: 29.0

    29.0St Albans is higher34.6

  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, St Albans 104.5St Albans: 104.5Hart: 86.8

    86.8St Albans is higher104.5

  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: Hart 13.1, St Albans 13.3St Albans: 13.3Hart: 13.1

    13.1St Albans is higher13.3

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Hart and St Albans, per person in the age group
MeasureHartSt AlbansHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,449£3,464£3,272£3,395£3,410£3,221Hart
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,651£12,705£12,000£12,911£12,966£12,247St Albans
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£981£985£930£1,250£1,255£1,185St Albans
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,907£11,958£11,295£12,027£12,078£11,408St Albans
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£213£214£202£282£283£267St Albans
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£519£521£492£586£589£556St Albans
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12£12£11£16£16£15St Albans
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£184£185£175£232£233£220St Albans
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£91£91£86£86£86£81Hart
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£53£54£51£59£60£56St Albans
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£807£810£765£1,020£1,024£968St Albans
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£96£97£91£143£144£136St Albans
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£111£112£106£158£159£150St Albans
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.12£8.15£7.70£8.79£8.83£8.34St Albans
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1.19£1.20£1.13£3.23£3.24£3.06St Albans
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.99£9.03£8.53£5.45£5.47£5.17Hart
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,008.91,007.8Hart
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202647.958.9St Albans
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026113.3120.2St Albans
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202629.034.6St Albans
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 202686.8104.5St Albans
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202613.113.3St Albans

Per resident

Hart is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and St Albans on 14. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Hart St Albans

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Hart £3,449, St Albans £3,395St Albans: £3,395Hart: £3,449St Albans: £3,410Hart: £3,464St Albans: £3,221Hart: £3,272

    £3,449£3,464£3,272Hart is higherDepends on how you count£3,395£3,410£3,221

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Hart £2,473, St Albans £2,163St Albans: £2,163Hart: £2,473St Albans: £2,172Hart: £2,483St Albans: £2,052Hart: £2,346

    £2,473£2,483£2,346Hart is higherDepends on how you count£2,163£2,172£2,052

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Hart £596, St Albans £766St Albans: £766Hart: £596St Albans: £769Hart: £598St Albans: £727Hart: £565

    £596£598£565St Albans is higher£766£769£727

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Hart £2,327, St Albans £2,015St Albans: £2,015Hart: £2,327St Albans: £2,023Hart: £2,337St Albans: £1,911Hart: £2,208

    £2,327£2,337£2,208Hart is higherDepends on how you count£2,015£2,023£1,911

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Hart £42, St Albans £47St Albans: £47Hart: £42St Albans: £47Hart: £42St Albans: £45Hart: £40

    £42£42£40St Albans is higher£47£47£45

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Hart £101, St Albans £98St Albans: £98Hart: £101St Albans: £99Hart: £102St Albans: £93Hart: £96

    £101£102£96Hart is higherDepends on how you count£98£99£93

  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, St Albans £2.63St Albans: £2.63Hart: £2.34St Albans: £2.64Hart: £2.35St Albans: £2.49Hart: £2.22

    £2.34£2.35£2.22St Albans is higher£2.63£2.64£2.49

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Hart £184, St Albans £232St Albans: £232Hart: £184St Albans: £233Hart: £185St Albans: £220Hart: £175

    £184£185£175St Albans is higher£232£233£220

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Hart £91, St Albans £86St Albans: £86Hart: £91St Albans: £86Hart: £91St Albans: £81Hart: £86

    £91£91£86Hart is higherDepends on how you count£86£86£81

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Hart £32, St Albans £36St Albans: £36Hart: £32St Albans: £37Hart: £33St Albans: £35Hart: £31

    £32£33£31St Albans is higher£36£37£35

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Hart £490, St Albans £625St Albans: £625Hart: £490St Albans: £628Hart: £492St Albans: £593Hart: £465

    £490£492£465St Albans is higher£625£628£593

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Hart £96, St Albans £143St Albans: £143Hart: £96St Albans: £144Hart: £97St Albans: £136Hart: £91

    £96£97£91St Albans is higher£143£144£136

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Hart £68, St Albans £97St Albans: £97Hart: £68St Albans: £97Hart: £68St Albans: £92Hart: £64

    £68£68£64St Albans is higher£97£97£92

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Hart £4.93, St Albans £5.39St Albans: £5.39Hart: £4.93St Albans: £5.41Hart: £4.95St Albans: £5.11Hart: £4.68

    £4.93£4.95£4.68St Albans is higher£5.39£5.41£5.11

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Hart £0.73, St Albans £1.98St Albans: £1.98Hart: £0.73St Albans: £1.99Hart: £0.73St Albans: £1.88Hart: £0.69

    £0.73£0.73£0.69St Albans is higher£1.98£1.99£1.88

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Hart £8.99, St Albans £5.45St Albans: £5.45Hart: £8.99St Albans: £5.47Hart: £9.03St Albans: £5.17Hart: £8.53

    £8.99£9.03£8.53Hart is higher£5.45£5.47£5.17

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Hart 197.2, St Albans 168.8St Albans: 168.8Hart: 197.2

    197.2Hart is higherDepends on how you count168.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Hart 9.4, St Albans 9.9St Albans: 9.9Hart: 9.4

    9.4St Albans is higher9.9

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Hart 22.1, St Albans 20.1St Albans: 20.1Hart: 22.1

    22.1Hart is higherDepends on how you count20.1

  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, St Albans 34.6St Albans: 34.6Hart: 29.0

    29.0St Albans is higher34.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Hart 52.7, St Albans 64.0St Albans: 64.0Hart: 52.7

    52.7St Albans is higher64.0

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Hart 7.9, St Albans 8.2St Albans: 8.2Hart: 7.9

    7.9St Albans is higher8.2

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Hart and St Albans, per resident
MeasureHartSt AlbansHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,449£3,464£3,272£3,395£3,410£3,221Hart
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,473£2,483£2,346£2,163£2,172£2,052Hart
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£596£598£565£766£769£727St Albans
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,327£2,337£2,208£2,015£2,023£1,911Hart
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£42£42£40£47£47£45St Albans
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£101£102£96£98£99£93Hart
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£2.34£2.35£2.22£2.63£2.64£2.49St Albans
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£184£185£175£232£233£220St Albans
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£91£91£86£86£86£81Hart
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£32£33£31£36£37£35St Albans
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£490£492£465£625£628£593St Albans
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£96£97£91£143£144£136St Albans
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£68£68£64£97£97£92St Albans
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.93£4.95£4.68£5.39£5.41£5.11St Albans
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£0.73£0.73£0.69£1.98£1.99£1.88St Albans
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.99£9.03£8.53£5.45£5.47£5.17Hart
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026197.2168.8Hart
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 20269.49.9St Albans
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.120.1Hart
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202629.034.6St Albans
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202652.764.0St Albans
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20267.98.2St Albans

Total

Hart is higher on 1 of 22 measures, and St Albans on 21. 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 St Albans

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Hart £355.4m, St Albans £511.8mSt Albans: £511.8mHart: £355.4mSt Albans: £513.9mHart: £356.9mSt Albans: £485.4mHart: £337.1m

    £355.4m£356.9m£337.1mSt Albans is higherDepends on how you count£511.8m£513.9m£485.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Hart £254.8m, St Albans £326.0mSt Albans: £326.0mHart: £254.8mSt Albans: £327.4mHart: £255.9mSt Albans: £309.2mHart: £241.7m

    £254.8m£255.9m£241.7mSt Albans is higherDepends on how you count£326.0m£327.4m£309.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Hart £61.4m, St Albans £115.4mSt Albans: £115.4mHart: £61.4mSt Albans: £115.9mHart: £61.6mSt Albans: £109.5mHart: £58.2m

    £61.4m£61.6m£58.2mSt Albans is higher£115.4m£115.9m£109.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Hart £239.8m, St Albans £303.7mSt Albans: £303.7mHart: £239.8mSt Albans: £305.0mHart: £240.8mSt Albans: £288.0mHart: £227.5m

    £239.8m£240.8m£227.5mSt Albans is higherDepends on how you count£303.7m£305.0m£288.0m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Hart £4.3m, St Albans £7.1mSt Albans: £7.1mHart: £4.3mSt Albans: £7.1mHart: £4.3mSt Albans: £6.7mHart: £4.1m

    £4.3m£4.3m£4.1mSt Albans is higher£7.1m£7.1m£6.7m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Hart £10.4m, St Albans £14.8mSt Albans: £14.8mHart: £10.4mSt Albans: £14.9mHart: £10.5mSt Albans: £14.0mHart: £9.9m

    £10.4m£10.5m£9.9mSt Albans is higherDepends on how you count£14.8m£14.9m£14.0m

  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, St Albans £0.40mSt Albans: £0.40mHart: £0.24mSt Albans: £0.40mHart: £0.24mSt Albans: £0.37mHart: £0.23m

    £0.24m£0.24m£0.23mSt Albans is higher£0.40m£0.40m£0.37m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Hart £19.0m, St Albans £35.0mSt Albans: £35.0mHart: £19.0mSt Albans: £35.1mHart: £19.1mSt Albans: £33.2mHart: £18.0m

    £19.0m£19.1m£18.0mSt Albans is higher£35.0m£35.1m£33.2m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Hart £9.4m, St Albans £12.9mSt Albans: £12.9mHart: £9.4mSt Albans: £13.0mHart: £9.4mSt Albans: £12.2mHart: £8.9m

    £9.4m£9.4m£8.9mSt Albans is higherDepends on how you count£12.9m£13.0m£12.2m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Hart £3.3m, St Albans £5.5mSt Albans: £5.5mHart: £3.3mSt Albans: £5.5mHart: £3.4mSt Albans: £5.2mHart: £3.2m

    £3.3m£3.4m£3.2mSt Albans is higher£5.5m£5.5m£5.2m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Hart £50.5m, St Albans £94.2mSt Albans: £94.2mHart: £50.5mSt Albans: £94.6mHart: £50.7mSt Albans: £89.4mHart: £47.9m

    £50.5m£50.7m£47.9mSt Albans is higher£94.2m£94.6m£89.4m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Hart £9.9m, St Albans £21.6mSt Albans: £21.6mHart: £9.9mSt Albans: £21.7mHart: £10.0mSt Albans: £20.5mHart: £9.4m

    £9.9m£10.0m£9.4mSt Albans is higher£21.6m£21.7m£20.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Hart £7.0m, St Albans £14.6mSt Albans: £14.6mHart: £7.0mSt Albans: £14.7mHart: £7.0mSt Albans: £13.9mHart: £6.6m

    £7.0m£7.0m£6.6mSt Albans is higher£14.6m£14.7m£13.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Hart £0.51m, St Albans £0.81mSt Albans: £0.81mHart: £0.51mSt Albans: £0.82mHart: £0.51mSt Albans: £0.77mHart: £0.48m

    £0.51m£0.51m£0.48mSt Albans is higher£0.81m£0.82m£0.77m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Hart £0.07m, St Albans £0.30mSt Albans: £0.30mHart: £0.07mSt Albans: £0.30mHart: £0.08mSt Albans: £0.28mHart: £0.07m

    £0.07m£0.08m£0.07mSt Albans is higher£0.30m£0.30m£0.28m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Hart £0.93m, St Albans £0.82mSt Albans: £0.82mHart: £0.93mSt Albans: £0.83mHart: £0.93mSt Albans: £0.78mHart: £0.88m

    £0.93m£0.93m£0.88mHart is higher£0.82m£0.83m£0.78m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Hart 20,317, St Albans 25,446St Albans: 25,446Hart: 20,317

    20,317St Albans is higherDepends on how you count25,446

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Hart 965, St Albans 1,486St Albans: 1,486Hart: 965

    965St Albans is higher1,486

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Hart 2,281, St Albans 3,034St Albans: 3,034Hart: 2,281

    2,281St Albans is higherDepends on how you count3,034

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Hart 2,983, St Albans 5,208St Albans: 5,208Hart: 2,983

    2,983St Albans is higher5,208

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Hart 5,430, St Albans 9,651St Albans: 9,651Hart: 5,430

    5,430St Albans is higher9,651

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Hart 818, St Albans 1,231St Albans: 1,231Hart: 818

    818St Albans is higher1,231

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Hart and St Albans, total
MeasureHartSt AlbansHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£355.4m£356.9m£337.1m£511.8m£513.9m£485.4mSt Albans
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£254.8m£255.9m£241.7m£326.0m£327.4m£309.2mSt Albans
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£61.4m£61.6m£58.2m£115.4m£115.9m£109.5mSt Albans
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£239.8m£240.8m£227.5m£303.7m£305.0m£288.0mSt Albans
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£4.3m£4.3m£4.1m£7.1m£7.1m£6.7mSt Albans
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.4m£10.5m£9.9m£14.8m£14.9m£14.0mSt Albans
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.24m£0.24m£0.23m£0.40m£0.40m£0.37mSt Albans
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£19.0m£19.1m£18.0m£35.0m£35.1m£33.2mSt Albans
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.4m£9.4m£8.9m£12.9m£13.0m£12.2mSt Albans
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£3.3m£3.4m£3.2m£5.5m£5.5m£5.2mSt Albans
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£50.5m£50.7m£47.9m£94.2m£94.6m£89.4mSt Albans
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£9.9m£10.0m£9.4m£21.6m£21.7m£20.5mSt Albans
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£7.0m£7.0m£6.6m£14.6m£14.7m£13.9mSt Albans
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.51m£0.51m£0.48m£0.81m£0.82m£0.77mSt Albans
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.07m£0.08m£0.07m£0.30m£0.30m£0.28mSt Albans
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.93m£0.93m£0.88m£0.82m£0.83m£0.78mHart
State Pensiontotal, March 202620,31725,446St Albans
Pension Credittotal, March 20269651,486St Albans
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,2813,034St Albans
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20262,9835,208St Albans
Universal Credittotal, May 20265,4309,651St Albans
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20268181,231St Albans

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.