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Hertsmere and Bexley

109,993 and 256,288 residents (mid-2024).

Hertsmere is higher than Bexley on 9 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 14 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.

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Per person in the age group

Hertsmere is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Bexley on 13. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Hertsmere Bexley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Hertsmere £4,116, Bexley £3,907Bexley: £3,907Hertsmere: £4,116Bexley: £3,923Hertsmere: £4,133Bexley: £3,706Hertsmere: £3,904

    £4,116£4,133£3,904Hertsmere is higherDepends on how you count£3,907£3,923£3,706

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Hertsmere £12,816, Bexley £12,866Bexley: £12,866Hertsmere: £12,816Bexley: £12,920Hertsmere: £12,871Bexley: £12,204Hertsmere: £12,157

    £12,816£12,871£12,157Bexley is higherDepends on how you count£12,866£12,920£12,204

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Hertsmere £1,950, Bexley £1,931Bexley: £1,931Hertsmere: £1,950Bexley: £1,939Hertsmere: £1,958Bexley: £1,831Hertsmere: £1,849

    £1,950£1,958£1,849Hertsmere is higherDepends on how you count£1,931£1,939£1,831

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Hertsmere £11,561, Bexley £11,536Bexley: £11,536Hertsmere: £11,561Bexley: £11,585Hertsmere: £11,610Bexley: £10,942Hertsmere: £10,966

    £11,561£11,610£10,966Hertsmere is higherDepends on how you count£11,536£11,585£10,942

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Hertsmere £484, Bexley £526Bexley: £526Hertsmere: £484Bexley: £529Hertsmere: £486Bexley: £499Hertsmere: £459

    £484£486£459Bexley is higherDepends on how you count£526£529£499

  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: Hertsmere £747, Bexley £778Bexley: £778Hertsmere: £747Bexley: £781Hertsmere: £751Bexley: £738Hertsmere: £709

    £747£751£709Bexley is higherDepends on how you count£778£781£738

  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: Hertsmere £24, Bexley £26Bexley: £26Hertsmere: £24Bexley: £26Hertsmere: £24Bexley: £24Hertsmere: £23

    £24£24£23Bexley is higherDepends on how you count£26£26£24

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Hertsmere £332, Bexley £341Bexley: £341Hertsmere: £332Bexley: £342Hertsmere: £334Bexley: £323Hertsmere: £315

    £332£334£315Bexley is higher£341£342£323

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Hertsmere £95, Bexley £135Bexley: £135Hertsmere: £95Bexley: £136Hertsmere: £95Bexley: £128Hertsmere: £90

    £95£95£90Bexley is higher£135£136£128

  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: Hertsmere £74, Bexley £97Bexley: £97Hertsmere: £74Bexley: £97Hertsmere: £74Bexley: £92Hertsmere: £70

    £74£74£70Bexley is higher£97£97£92

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Hertsmere £1,638, Bexley £1,613Bexley: £1,613Hertsmere: £1,638Bexley: £1,620Hertsmere: £1,645Bexley: £1,530Hertsmere: £1,554

    £1,638£1,645£1,554Hertsmere is higherDepends on how you count£1,613£1,620£1,530

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Hertsmere £229, Bexley £190Bexley: £190Hertsmere: £229Bexley: £191Hertsmere: £230Bexley: £180Hertsmere: £218

    £229£230£218Hertsmere is higherDepends on how you count£190£191£180

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Hertsmere £224, Bexley £207Bexley: £207Hertsmere: £224Bexley: £208Hertsmere: £225Bexley: £196Hertsmere: £213

    £224£225£213Hertsmere is higherDepends on how you count£207£208£196

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Hertsmere £9.73, Bexley £8.52Bexley: £8.52Hertsmere: £9.73Bexley: £8.55Hertsmere: £9.77Bexley: £8.08Hertsmere: £9.23

    £9.73£9.77£9.23Hertsmere is higherDepends on how you count£8.52£8.55£8.08

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Hertsmere £3.95, Bexley £5.95Bexley: £5.95Hertsmere: £3.95Bexley: £5.97Hertsmere: £3.97Bexley: £5.64Hertsmere: £3.75

    £3.95£3.97£3.75Bexley is higher£5.95£5.97£5.64

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Hertsmere £5.82, Bexley £4.61Bexley: £4.61Hertsmere: £5.82Bexley: £4.63Hertsmere: £5.84Bexley: £4.37Hertsmere: £5.52

    £5.82£5.84£5.52Hertsmere is higherDepends on how you count£4.61£4.63£4.37

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Hertsmere 1,000.4, Bexley 1,002.3Bexley: 1,002.3Hertsmere: 1,000.4

    1,000.4Bexley is higherDepends on how you count1,002.3

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Hertsmere 96.4, Bexley 100.4Bexley: 100.4Hertsmere: 96.4

    96.4Bexley is higherDepends on how you count100.4

  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: Hertsmere 157.8, Bexley 158.3Bexley: 158.3Hertsmere: 157.8

    157.8Bexley is higherDepends on how you count158.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Hertsmere 51.8, Bexley 52.3Bexley: 52.3Hertsmere: 51.8

    51.8Bexley is higher52.3

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Hertsmere 160.9, Bexley 152.2Bexley: 152.2Hertsmere: 160.9

    160.9Hertsmere is higherDepends on how you count152.2

  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: Hertsmere 17.4, Bexley 21.0Bexley: 21.0Hertsmere: 17.4

    17.4Bexley is higher21.0

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Hertsmere and Bexley, per person in the age group
MeasureHertsmereBexleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,116£4,133£3,904£3,907£3,923£3,706Hertsmere
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,816£12,871£12,157£12,866£12,920£12,204Bexley
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,950£1,958£1,849£1,931£1,939£1,831Hertsmere
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,561£11,610£10,966£11,536£11,585£10,942Hertsmere
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£484£486£459£526£529£499Bexley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£747£751£709£778£781£738Bexley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£24£24£23£26£26£24Bexley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£332£334£315£341£342£323Bexley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£95£95£90£135£136£128Bexley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£74£74£70£97£97£92Bexley
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,638£1,645£1,554£1,613£1,620£1,530Hertsmere
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£229£230£218£190£191£180Hertsmere
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£224£225£213£207£208£196Hertsmere
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.73£9.77£9.23£8.52£8.55£8.08Hertsmere
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.95£3.97£3.75£5.95£5.97£5.64Bexley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.82£5.84£5.52£4.61£4.63£4.37Hertsmere
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,000.41,002.3Bexley
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202696.4100.4Bexley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026157.8158.3Bexley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202651.852.3Bexley
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026160.9152.2Hertsmere
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202617.421.0Bexley

Per resident

Hertsmere is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Bexley on 8. 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

Hertsmere Bexley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Hertsmere £4,116, Bexley £3,907Bexley: £3,907Hertsmere: £4,116Bexley: £3,923Hertsmere: £4,133Bexley: £3,706Hertsmere: £3,904

    £4,116£4,133£3,904Hertsmere is higherDepends on how you count£3,907£3,923£3,706

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Hertsmere £2,250, Bexley £2,013Bexley: £2,013Hertsmere: £2,250Bexley: £2,022Hertsmere: £2,260Bexley: £1,909Hertsmere: £2,134

    £2,250£2,260£2,134Hertsmere is higherDepends on how you count£2,013£2,022£1,909

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Hertsmere £1,203, Bexley £1,223Bexley: £1,223Hertsmere: £1,203Bexley: £1,229Hertsmere: £1,208Bexley: £1,161Hertsmere: £1,141

    £1,203£1,208£1,141Bexley is higherDepends on how you count£1,223£1,229£1,161

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Hertsmere £2,030, Bexley £1,805Bexley: £1,805Hertsmere: £2,030Bexley: £1,813Hertsmere: £2,038Bexley: £1,712Hertsmere: £1,925

    £2,030£2,038£1,925Hertsmere is higherDepends on how you count£1,805£1,813£1,712

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Hertsmere £85, Bexley £82Bexley: £82Hertsmere: £85Bexley: £83Hertsmere: £85Bexley: £78Hertsmere: £81

    £85£85£81Hertsmere is higherDepends on how you count£82£83£78

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Hertsmere £131, Bexley £122Bexley: £122Hertsmere: £131Bexley: £122Hertsmere: £132Bexley: £115Hertsmere: £124

    £131£132£124Hertsmere is higherDepends on how you count£122£122£115

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Hertsmere £4.16, Bexley £4.03Bexley: £4.03Hertsmere: £4.16Bexley: £4.04Hertsmere: £4.18Bexley: £3.82Hertsmere: £3.95

    £4.16£4.18£3.95Hertsmere is higherDepends on how you count£4.03£4.04£3.82

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Hertsmere £332, Bexley £341Bexley: £341Hertsmere: £332Bexley: £342Hertsmere: £334Bexley: £323Hertsmere: £315

    £332£334£315Bexley is higher£341£342£323

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Hertsmere £95, Bexley £135Bexley: £135Hertsmere: £95Bexley: £136Hertsmere: £95Bexley: £128Hertsmere: £90

    £95£95£90Bexley is higher£135£136£128

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Hertsmere £45, Bexley £61Bexley: £61Hertsmere: £45Bexley: £61Hertsmere: £46Bexley: £58Hertsmere: £43

    £45£46£43Bexley is higher£61£61£58

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Hertsmere £1,011, Bexley £1,022Bexley: £1,022Hertsmere: £1,011Bexley: £1,027Hertsmere: £1,015Bexley: £970Hertsmere: £959

    £1,011£1,015£959Bexley is higherDepends on how you count£1,022£1,027£970

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Hertsmere £229, Bexley £190Bexley: £190Hertsmere: £229Bexley: £191Hertsmere: £230Bexley: £180Hertsmere: £218

    £229£230£218Hertsmere is higherDepends on how you count£190£191£180

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Hertsmere £138, Bexley £131Bexley: £131Hertsmere: £138Bexley: £132Hertsmere: £139Bexley: £124Hertsmere: £131

    £138£139£131Hertsmere is higherDepends on how you count£131£132£124

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Hertsmere £6.00, Bexley £5.40Bexley: £5.40Hertsmere: £6.00Bexley: £5.42Hertsmere: £6.02Bexley: £5.12Hertsmere: £5.69

    £6.00£6.02£5.69Hertsmere is higherDepends on how you count£5.40£5.42£5.12

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Hertsmere £2.44, Bexley £3.77Bexley: £3.77Hertsmere: £2.44Bexley: £3.79Hertsmere: £2.45Bexley: £3.58Hertsmere: £2.31

    £2.44£2.45£2.31Bexley is higher£3.77£3.79£3.58

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Hertsmere £5.82, Bexley £4.61Bexley: £4.61Hertsmere: £5.82Bexley: £4.63Hertsmere: £5.84Bexley: £4.37Hertsmere: £5.52

    £5.82£5.84£5.52Hertsmere is higherDepends on how you count£4.61£4.63£4.37

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Hertsmere 175.6, Bexley 156.8Bexley: 156.8Hertsmere: 175.6

    175.6Hertsmere is higherDepends on how you count156.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Hertsmere 16.9, Bexley 15.7Bexley: 15.7Hertsmere: 16.9

    16.9Hertsmere is higherDepends on how you count15.7

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Hertsmere 27.7, Bexley 24.8Bexley: 24.8Hertsmere: 27.7

    27.7Hertsmere is higherDepends on how you count24.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Hertsmere 51.8, Bexley 52.3Bexley: 52.3Hertsmere: 51.8

    51.8Bexley is higher52.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Hertsmere 99.3, Bexley 96.5Bexley: 96.5Hertsmere: 99.3

    99.3Hertsmere is higherDepends on how you count96.5

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Hertsmere 10.7, Bexley 13.3Bexley: 13.3Hertsmere: 10.7

    10.7Bexley is higher13.3

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Hertsmere and Bexley, per resident
MeasureHertsmereBexleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,116£4,133£3,904£3,907£3,923£3,706Hertsmere
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,250£2,260£2,134£2,013£2,022£1,909Hertsmere
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,203£1,208£1,141£1,223£1,229£1,161Bexley
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,030£2,038£1,925£1,805£1,813£1,712Hertsmere
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£85£85£81£82£83£78Hertsmere
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£131£132£124£122£122£115Hertsmere
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.16£4.18£3.95£4.03£4.04£3.82Hertsmere
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£332£334£315£341£342£323Bexley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£95£95£90£135£136£128Bexley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£45£46£43£61£61£58Bexley
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,011£1,015£959£1,022£1,027£970Bexley
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£229£230£218£190£191£180Hertsmere
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£138£139£131£131£132£124Hertsmere
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.00£6.02£5.69£5.40£5.42£5.12Hertsmere
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.44£2.45£2.31£3.77£3.79£3.58Bexley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.82£5.84£5.52£4.61£4.63£4.37Hertsmere
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026175.6156.8Hertsmere
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202616.915.7Hertsmere
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202627.724.8Hertsmere
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202651.852.3Bexley
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202699.396.5Hertsmere
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202610.713.3Bexley

Total

Hertsmere is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Bexley 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

Hertsmere Bexley

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Hertsmere £452.7m, Bexley £1.0bnBexley: £1.0bnHertsmere: £452.7mBexley: £1.0bnHertsmere: £454.6mBexley: £949.7mHertsmere: £429.4m

    £452.7m£454.6m£429.4mBexley is higherDepends on how you count£1.0bn£1.0bn£949.7m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Hertsmere £247.5m, Bexley £515.9mBexley: £515.9mHertsmere: £247.5mBexley: £518.1mHertsmere: £248.6mBexley: £489.4mHertsmere: £234.8m

    £247.5m£248.6m£234.8mBexley is higherDepends on how you count£515.9m£518.1m£489.4m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Hertsmere £132.4m, Bexley £313.6mBexley: £313.6mHertsmere: £132.4mBexley: £314.9mHertsmere: £132.9mBexley: £297.4mHertsmere: £125.5m

    £132.4m£132.9m£125.5mBexley is higherDepends on how you count£313.6m£314.9m£297.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Hertsmere £223.3m, Bexley £462.6mBexley: £462.6mHertsmere: £223.3mBexley: £464.5mHertsmere: £224.2mBexley: £438.8mHertsmere: £211.8m

    £223.3m£224.2m£211.8mBexley is higherDepends on how you count£462.6m£464.5m£438.8m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Hertsmere £9.4m, Bexley £21.1mBexley: £21.1mHertsmere: £9.4mBexley: £21.2mHertsmere: £9.4mBexley: £20.0mHertsmere: £8.9m

    £9.4m£9.4m£8.9mBexley is higherDepends on how you count£21.1m£21.2m£20.0m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Hertsmere £14.4m, Bexley £31.2mBexley: £31.2mHertsmere: £14.4mBexley: £31.3mHertsmere: £14.5mBexley: £29.6mHertsmere: £13.7m

    £14.4m£14.5m£13.7mBexley is higherDepends on how you count£31.2m£31.3m£29.6m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Hertsmere £0.46m, Bexley £1.0mBexley: £1.0mHertsmere: £0.46mBexley: £1.0mHertsmere: £0.46mBexley: £0.98mHertsmere: £0.43m

    £0.46m£0.46m£0.43mBexley is higherDepends on how you count£1.0m£1.0m£0.98m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Hertsmere £36.5m, Bexley £87.3mBexley: £87.3mHertsmere: £36.5mBexley: £87.7mHertsmere: £36.7mBexley: £82.8mHertsmere: £34.7m

    £36.5m£36.7m£34.7mBexley is higher£87.3m£87.7m£82.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Hertsmere £10.4m, Bexley £34.7mBexley: £34.7mHertsmere: £10.4mBexley: £34.8mHertsmere: £10.5mBexley: £32.9mHertsmere: £9.9m

    £10.4m£10.5m£9.9mBexley is higher£34.7m£34.8m£32.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Hertsmere £5.0m, Bexley £15.7mBexley: £15.7mHertsmere: £5.0mBexley: £15.7mHertsmere: £5.0mBexley: £14.9mHertsmere: £4.7m

    £5.0m£5.0m£4.7mBexley is higher£15.7m£15.7m£14.9m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Hertsmere £111.2m, Bexley £262.0mBexley: £262.0mHertsmere: £111.2mBexley: £263.1mHertsmere: £111.7mBexley: £248.5mHertsmere: £105.5m

    £111.2m£111.7m£105.5mBexley is higherDepends on how you count£262.0m£263.1m£248.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Hertsmere £25.2m, Bexley £48.6mBexley: £48.6mHertsmere: £25.2mBexley: £48.8mHertsmere: £25.4mBexley: £46.1mHertsmere: £23.9m

    £25.2m£25.4m£23.9mBexley is higherDepends on how you count£48.6m£48.8m£46.1m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Hertsmere £15.2m, Bexley £33.6mBexley: £33.6mHertsmere: £15.2mBexley: £33.7mHertsmere: £15.3mBexley: £31.8mHertsmere: £14.4m

    £15.2m£15.3m£14.4mBexley is higherDepends on how you count£33.6m£33.7m£31.8m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Hertsmere £0.66m, Bexley £1.4mBexley: £1.4mHertsmere: £0.66mBexley: £1.4mHertsmere: £0.66mBexley: £1.3mHertsmere: £0.63m

    £0.66m£0.66m£0.63mBexley is higherDepends on how you count£1.4m£1.4m£1.3m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Hertsmere £0.27m, Bexley £0.97mBexley: £0.97mHertsmere: £0.27mBexley: £0.97mHertsmere: £0.27mBexley: £0.92mHertsmere: £0.25m

    £0.27m£0.27m£0.25mBexley is higher£0.97m£0.97m£0.92m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Hertsmere £0.64m, Bexley £1.2mBexley: £1.2mHertsmere: £0.64mBexley: £1.2mHertsmere: £0.64mBexley: £1.1mHertsmere: £0.61m

    £0.64m£0.64m£0.61mBexley is higherDepends on how you count£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Hertsmere 19,319, Bexley 40,191Bexley: 40,191Hertsmere: 19,319

    19,319Bexley is higherDepends on how you count40,191

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Hertsmere 1,861, Bexley 4,026Bexley: 4,026Hertsmere: 1,861

    1,861Bexley is higherDepends on how you count4,026

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Hertsmere 3,047, Bexley 6,346Bexley: 6,346Hertsmere: 3,047

    3,047Bexley is higherDepends on how you count6,346

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Hertsmere 5,697, Bexley 13,400Bexley: 13,400Hertsmere: 5,697

    5,697Bexley is higher13,400

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Hertsmere 10,922, Bexley 24,720Bexley: 24,720Hertsmere: 10,922

    10,922Bexley is higherDepends on how you count24,720

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Hertsmere 1,180, Bexley 3,403Bexley: 3,403Hertsmere: 1,180

    1,180Bexley is higher3,403

Show the numbers
Hertsmere and Bexley, total
MeasureHertsmereBexleyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£452.7m£454.6m£429.4m£1.0bn£1.0bn£949.7mBexley
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£247.5m£248.6m£234.8m£515.9m£518.1m£489.4mBexley
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£132.4m£132.9m£125.5m£313.6m£314.9m£297.4mBexley
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£223.3m£224.2m£211.8m£462.6m£464.5m£438.8mBexley
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£9.4m£9.4m£8.9m£21.1m£21.2m£20.0mBexley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.4m£14.5m£13.7m£31.2m£31.3m£29.6mBexley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m£1.0m£1.0m£0.98mBexley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£36.5m£36.7m£34.7m£87.3m£87.7m£82.8mBexley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.4m£10.5m£9.9m£34.7m£34.8m£32.9mBexley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.0m£5.0m£4.7m£15.7m£15.7m£14.9mBexley
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£111.2m£111.7m£105.5m£262.0m£263.1m£248.5mBexley
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£25.2m£25.4m£23.9m£48.6m£48.8m£46.1mBexley
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£15.2m£15.3m£14.4m£33.6m£33.7m£31.8mBexley
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.66m£0.66m£0.63m£1.4m£1.4m£1.3mBexley
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.27m£0.27m£0.25m£0.97m£0.97m£0.92mBexley
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.64m£0.64m£0.61m£1.2m£1.2m£1.1mBexley
State Pensiontotal, March 202619,31940,191Bexley
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,8614,026Bexley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,0476,346Bexley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,69713,400Bexley
Universal Credittotal, May 202610,92224,720Bexley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,1803,403Bexley

Sources

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

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  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.
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