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North Hertfordshire and Brentwood

136,818 and 78,959 residents (mid-2024).

North Hertfordshire is higher than Brentwood on 14 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 13 of 22 per resident and 22 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

North Hertfordshire is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Brentwood 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

North Hertfordshire Brentwood

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: North Hertfordshire £3,933, Brentwood £3,723Brentwood: £3,723North Hertfordshire: £3,933Brentwood: £3,739North Hertfordshire: £3,950Brentwood: £3,532North Hertfordshire: £3,730

    £3,933£3,950£3,730North Hertfordshire is higher£3,723£3,739£3,532

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: North Hertfordshire £12,802, Brentwood £12,849Brentwood: £12,849North Hertfordshire: £12,802Brentwood: £12,904North Hertfordshire: £12,857Brentwood: £12,188North Hertfordshire: £12,144

    £12,802£12,857£12,144Brentwood 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: North Hertfordshire £1,477, Brentwood £1,271Brentwood: £1,271North Hertfordshire: £1,477Brentwood: £1,277North Hertfordshire: £1,483Brentwood: £1,206North Hertfordshire: £1,401

    £1,477£1,483£1,401North Hertfordshire is higher£1,271£1,277£1,206

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: North Hertfordshire £11,852, Brentwood £11,789Brentwood: £11,789North Hertfordshire: £11,852Brentwood: £11,839North Hertfordshire: £11,903Brentwood: £11,183North Hertfordshire: £11,242

    £11,852£11,903£11,242North Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£11,789£11,839£11,183

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: North Hertfordshire £299, Brentwood £334Brentwood: £334North Hertfordshire: £299Brentwood: £335North Hertfordshire: £300Brentwood: £316North Hertfordshire: £284

    £299£300£284Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£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: North Hertfordshire £632, Brentwood £708Brentwood: £708North Hertfordshire: £632Brentwood: £711North Hertfordshire: £635Brentwood: £671North Hertfordshire: £600

    £632£635£600Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£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: North Hertfordshire £19, Brentwood £19Brentwood: £19North Hertfordshire: £19Brentwood: £19North Hertfordshire: £19Brentwood: £18North Hertfordshire: £18

    £19£19£18Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£19£19£18

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: North Hertfordshire £290, Brentwood £254Brentwood: £254North Hertfordshire: £290Brentwood: £255North Hertfordshire: £292Brentwood: £241North Hertfordshire: £275

    £290£292£275North Hertfordshire 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: North Hertfordshire £133, Brentwood £93Brentwood: £93North Hertfordshire: £133Brentwood: £94North Hertfordshire: £133Brentwood: £89North Hertfordshire: £126

    £133£133£126North Hertfordshire is higher£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: North Hertfordshire £85, Brentwood £72Brentwood: £72North Hertfordshire: £85Brentwood: £72North Hertfordshire: £85Brentwood: £68North Hertfordshire: £81

    £85£85£81North Hertfordshire is higher£72£72£68

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: North Hertfordshire £1,178, Brentwood £1,039Brentwood: £1,039North Hertfordshire: £1,178Brentwood: £1,044North Hertfordshire: £1,183Brentwood: £986North Hertfordshire: £1,117

    £1,178£1,183£1,117North Hertfordshire is higher£1,039£1,044£986

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: North Hertfordshire £172, Brentwood £122Brentwood: £122North Hertfordshire: £172Brentwood: £122North Hertfordshire: £173Brentwood: £115North Hertfordshire: £163

    £172£173£163North Hertfordshire is higher£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: North Hertfordshire £200, Brentwood £150Brentwood: £150North Hertfordshire: £200Brentwood: £150North Hertfordshire: £201Brentwood: £142North Hertfordshire: £190

    £200£201£190North Hertfordshire 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: North Hertfordshire £9.08, Brentwood £7.91Brentwood: £7.91North Hertfordshire: £9.08Brentwood: £7.94North Hertfordshire: £9.12Brentwood: £7.50North Hertfordshire: £8.61

    £9.08£9.12£8.61North Hertfordshire 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: North Hertfordshire £4.90, Brentwood £2.56Brentwood: £2.56North Hertfordshire: £4.90Brentwood: £2.57North Hertfordshire: £4.92Brentwood: £2.43North Hertfordshire: £4.65

    £4.90£4.92£4.65North Hertfordshire is higher£2.56£2.57£2.43

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: North Hertfordshire £4.56, Brentwood £5.97Brentwood: £5.97North Hertfordshire: £4.56Brentwood: £5.99North Hertfordshire: £4.58Brentwood: £5.66North Hertfordshire: £4.33

    £4.56£4.58£4.33Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£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: North Hertfordshire 1,003.3, Brentwood 1,007.5Brentwood: 1,007.5North Hertfordshire: 1,003.3

    1,003.3Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count1,007.5

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: North Hertfordshire 73.8, Brentwood 74.2Brentwood: 74.2North Hertfordshire: 73.8

    73.8Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count74.2

  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: North Hertfordshire 132.5, Brentwood 144.9Brentwood: 144.9North Hertfordshire: 132.5

    132.5Brentwood 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: North Hertfordshire 44.4, Brentwood 39.7Brentwood: 39.7North Hertfordshire: 44.4

    44.4North Hertfordshire 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: North Hertfordshire 128.9, Brentwood 107.4Brentwood: 107.4North Hertfordshire: 128.9

    128.9North Hertfordshire is higher107.4

  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: North Hertfordshire 18.2, Brentwood 16.3Brentwood: 16.3North Hertfordshire: 18.2

    18.2North Hertfordshire is higher16.3

Show the numbers
North Hertfordshire and Brentwood, per person in the age group
MeasureNorth HertfordshireBrentwoodHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,933£3,950£3,730£3,723£3,739£3,532North Hertfordshire
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,802£12,857£12,144£12,849£12,904£12,188Brentwood
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,477£1,483£1,401£1,271£1,277£1,206North Hertfordshire
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,852£11,903£11,242£11,789£11,839£11,183North Hertfordshire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£299£300£284£334£335£316Brentwood
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£632£635£600£708£711£671Brentwood
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£19£19£18£19£19£18Brentwood
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£290£292£275£254£255£241North Hertfordshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£133£133£126£93£94£89North Hertfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£85£85£81£72£72£68North Hertfordshire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,178£1,183£1,117£1,039£1,044£986North Hertfordshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£172£173£163£122£122£115North Hertfordshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£200£201£190£150£150£142North Hertfordshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.08£9.12£8.61£7.91£7.94£7.50North Hertfordshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.90£4.92£4.65£2.56£2.57£2.43North Hertfordshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.56£4.58£4.33£5.97£5.99£5.66Brentwood
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,003.31,007.5Brentwood
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202673.874.2Brentwood
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026132.5144.9Brentwood
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202644.439.7North Hertfordshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026128.9107.4North Hertfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202618.216.3North Hertfordshire

Per resident

North Hertfordshire 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

North Hertfordshire Brentwood

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: North Hertfordshire £3,933, Brentwood £3,723Brentwood: £3,723North Hertfordshire: £3,933Brentwood: £3,739North Hertfordshire: £3,950Brentwood: £3,532North Hertfordshire: £3,730

    £3,933£3,950£3,730North Hertfordshire is higher£3,723£3,739£3,532

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: North Hertfordshire £2,431, Brentwood £2,475Brentwood: £2,475North Hertfordshire: £2,431Brentwood: £2,485North Hertfordshire: £2,441Brentwood: £2,347North Hertfordshire: £2,306

    £2,431£2,441£2,306Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£2,475£2,485£2,347

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: North Hertfordshire £902, Brentwood £773Brentwood: £773North Hertfordshire: £902Brentwood: £777North Hertfordshire: £906Brentwood: £734North Hertfordshire: £856

    £902£906£856North Hertfordshire is higher£773£777£734

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: North Hertfordshire £2,250, Brentwood £2,271Brentwood: £2,271North Hertfordshire: £2,250Brentwood: £2,280North Hertfordshire: £2,260Brentwood: £2,154North Hertfordshire: £2,135

    £2,250£2,260£2,135Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£2,271£2,280£2,154

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: North Hertfordshire £57, Brentwood £64Brentwood: £64North Hertfordshire: £57Brentwood: £65North Hertfordshire: £57Brentwood: £61North Hertfordshire: £54

    £57£57£54Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£64£65£61

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: North Hertfordshire £120, Brentwood £136Brentwood: £136North Hertfordshire: £120Brentwood: £137North Hertfordshire: £121Brentwood: £129North Hertfordshire: £114

    £120£121£114Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£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: North Hertfordshire £3.56, Brentwood £3.62Brentwood: £3.62North Hertfordshire: £3.56Brentwood: £3.63North Hertfordshire: £3.58Brentwood: £3.43North Hertfordshire: £3.38

    £3.56£3.58£3.38Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£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: North Hertfordshire £290, Brentwood £254Brentwood: £254North Hertfordshire: £290Brentwood: £255North Hertfordshire: £292Brentwood: £241North Hertfordshire: £275

    £290£292£275North Hertfordshire 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: North Hertfordshire £133, Brentwood £93Brentwood: £93North Hertfordshire: £133Brentwood: £94North Hertfordshire: £133Brentwood: £89North Hertfordshire: £126

    £133£133£126North Hertfordshire is higher£93£94£89

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: North Hertfordshire £52, Brentwood £44Brentwood: £44North Hertfordshire: £52Brentwood: £44North Hertfordshire: £52Brentwood: £42North Hertfordshire: £49

    £52£52£49North Hertfordshire is higher£44£44£42

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: North Hertfordshire £720, Brentwood £632Brentwood: £632North Hertfordshire: £720Brentwood: £635North Hertfordshire: £723Brentwood: £600North Hertfordshire: £683

    £720£723£683North Hertfordshire is higher£632£635£600

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: North Hertfordshire £172, Brentwood £122Brentwood: £122North Hertfordshire: £172Brentwood: £122North Hertfordshire: £173Brentwood: £115North Hertfordshire: £163

    £172£173£163North Hertfordshire is higher£122£122£115

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: North Hertfordshire £122, Brentwood £91Brentwood: £91North Hertfordshire: £122Brentwood: £91North Hertfordshire: £123Brentwood: £86North Hertfordshire: £116

    £122£123£116North Hertfordshire is higher£91£91£86

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: North Hertfordshire £5.55, Brentwood £4.81Brentwood: £4.81North Hertfordshire: £5.55Brentwood: £4.83North Hertfordshire: £5.57Brentwood: £4.56North Hertfordshire: £5.26

    £5.55£5.57£5.26North Hertfordshire is higher£4.81£4.83£4.56

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: North Hertfordshire £2.99, Brentwood £1.56Brentwood: £1.56North Hertfordshire: £2.99Brentwood: £1.57North Hertfordshire: £3.01Brentwood: £1.48North Hertfordshire: £2.84

    £2.99£3.01£2.84North Hertfordshire is higher£1.56£1.57£1.48

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: North Hertfordshire £4.56, Brentwood £5.97Brentwood: £5.97North Hertfordshire: £4.56Brentwood: £5.99North Hertfordshire: £4.58Brentwood: £5.66North Hertfordshire: £4.33

    £4.56£4.58£4.33Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£5.97£5.99£5.66

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: North Hertfordshire 190.5, Brentwood 194.0Brentwood: 194.0North Hertfordshire: 190.5

    190.5Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count194.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: North Hertfordshire 14.0, Brentwood 14.3Brentwood: 14.3North Hertfordshire: 14.0

    14.0Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count14.3

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: North Hertfordshire 25.2, Brentwood 27.9Brentwood: 27.9North Hertfordshire: 25.2

    25.2Brentwood 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: North Hertfordshire 44.4, Brentwood 39.7Brentwood: 39.7North Hertfordshire: 44.4

    44.4North Hertfordshire is higher39.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: North Hertfordshire 78.8, Brentwood 65.3Brentwood: 65.3North Hertfordshire: 78.8

    78.8North Hertfordshire is higher65.3

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: North Hertfordshire 11.1, Brentwood 9.9Brentwood: 9.9North Hertfordshire: 11.1

    11.1North Hertfordshire is higher9.9

Show the numbers
North Hertfordshire and Brentwood, per resident
MeasureNorth HertfordshireBrentwoodHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,933£3,950£3,730£3,723£3,739£3,532North Hertfordshire
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,431£2,441£2,306£2,475£2,485£2,347Brentwood
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£902£906£856£773£777£734North Hertfordshire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,250£2,260£2,135£2,271£2,280£2,154Brentwood
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£57£57£54£64£65£61Brentwood
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£120£121£114£136£137£129Brentwood
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.56£3.58£3.38£3.62£3.63£3.43Brentwood
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£290£292£275£254£255£241North Hertfordshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£133£133£126£93£94£89North Hertfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£52£52£49£44£44£42North Hertfordshire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£720£723£683£632£635£600North Hertfordshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£172£173£163£122£122£115North Hertfordshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£122£123£116£91£91£86North Hertfordshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.55£5.57£5.26£4.81£4.83£4.56North Hertfordshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.99£3.01£2.84£1.56£1.57£1.48North Hertfordshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.56£4.58£4.33£5.97£5.99£5.66Brentwood
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026190.5194.0Brentwood
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202614.014.3Brentwood
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202625.227.9Brentwood
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202644.439.7North Hertfordshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202678.865.3North Hertfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.19.9North Hertfordshire

Total

North Hertfordshire is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Brentwood on 0. 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

North Hertfordshire Brentwood

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: North Hertfordshire £538.1m, Brentwood £294.0mBrentwood: £294.0mNorth Hertfordshire: £538.1mBrentwood: £295.3mNorth Hertfordshire: £540.4mBrentwood: £278.9mNorth Hertfordshire: £510.4m

    £538.1m£540.4m£510.4mNorth Hertfordshire is higher£294.0m£295.3m£278.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: North Hertfordshire £332.6m, Brentwood £195.4mBrentwood: £195.4mNorth Hertfordshire: £332.6mBrentwood: £196.2mNorth Hertfordshire: £334.0mBrentwood: £185.3mNorth Hertfordshire: £315.5m

    £332.6m£334.0m£315.5mNorth Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£195.4m£196.2m£185.3m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: North Hertfordshire £123.5m, Brentwood £61.1mBrentwood: £61.1mNorth Hertfordshire: £123.5mBrentwood: £61.3mNorth Hertfordshire: £124.0mBrentwood: £57.9mNorth Hertfordshire: £117.1m

    £123.5m£124.0m£117.1mNorth Hertfordshire is higher£61.1m£61.3m£57.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: North Hertfordshire £307.9m, Brentwood £179.3mBrentwood: £179.3mNorth Hertfordshire: £307.9mBrentwood: £180.0mNorth Hertfordshire: £309.2mBrentwood: £170.1mNorth Hertfordshire: £292.0m

    £307.9m£309.2m£292.0mNorth Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£179.3m£180.0m£170.1m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: North Hertfordshire £7.8m, Brentwood £5.1mBrentwood: £5.1mNorth Hertfordshire: £7.8mBrentwood: £5.1mNorth Hertfordshire: £7.8mBrentwood: £4.8mNorth Hertfordshire: £7.4m

    £7.8m£7.8m£7.4mNorth Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£5.1m£5.1m£4.8m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: North Hertfordshire £16.4m, Brentwood £10.8mBrentwood: £10.8mNorth Hertfordshire: £16.4mBrentwood: £10.8mNorth Hertfordshire: £16.5mBrentwood: £10.2mNorth Hertfordshire: £15.6m

    £16.4m£16.5m£15.6mNorth Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£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: North Hertfordshire £0.49m, Brentwood £0.29mBrentwood: £0.29mNorth Hertfordshire: £0.49mBrentwood: £0.29mNorth Hertfordshire: £0.49mBrentwood: £0.27mNorth Hertfordshire: £0.46m

    £0.49m£0.49m£0.46mNorth Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.29m£0.29m£0.27m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: North Hertfordshire £39.7m, Brentwood £20.1mBrentwood: £20.1mNorth Hertfordshire: £39.7mBrentwood: £20.2mNorth Hertfordshire: £39.9mBrentwood: £19.1mNorth Hertfordshire: £37.7m

    £39.7m£39.9m£37.7mNorth Hertfordshire 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: North Hertfordshire £18.1m, Brentwood £7.4mBrentwood: £7.4mNorth Hertfordshire: £18.1mBrentwood: £7.4mNorth Hertfordshire: £18.2mBrentwood: £7.0mNorth Hertfordshire: £17.2m

    £18.1m£18.2m£17.2mNorth Hertfordshire is higher£7.4m£7.4m£7.0m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: North Hertfordshire £7.1m, Brentwood £3.5mBrentwood: £3.5mNorth Hertfordshire: £7.1mBrentwood: £3.5mNorth Hertfordshire: £7.1mBrentwood: £3.3mNorth Hertfordshire: £6.7m

    £7.1m£7.1m£6.7mNorth Hertfordshire is higher£3.5m£3.5m£3.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: North Hertfordshire £98.5m, Brentwood £49.9mBrentwood: £49.9mNorth Hertfordshire: £98.5mBrentwood: £50.1mNorth Hertfordshire: £98.9mBrentwood: £47.3mNorth Hertfordshire: £93.4m

    £98.5m£98.9m£93.4mNorth Hertfordshire is higher£49.9m£50.1m£47.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: North Hertfordshire £23.6m, Brentwood £9.6mBrentwood: £9.6mNorth Hertfordshire: £23.6mBrentwood: £9.6mNorth Hertfordshire: £23.7mBrentwood: £9.1mNorth Hertfordshire: £22.3m

    £23.6m£23.7m£22.3mNorth Hertfordshire is higher£9.6m£9.6m£9.1m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: North Hertfordshire £16.7m, Brentwood £7.2mBrentwood: £7.2mNorth Hertfordshire: £16.7mBrentwood: £7.2mNorth Hertfordshire: £16.8mBrentwood: £6.8mNorth Hertfordshire: £15.9m

    £16.7m£16.8m£15.9mNorth Hertfordshire is higher£7.2m£7.2m£6.8m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: North Hertfordshire £0.76m, Brentwood £0.38mBrentwood: £0.38mNorth Hertfordshire: £0.76mBrentwood: £0.38mNorth Hertfordshire: £0.76mBrentwood: £0.36mNorth Hertfordshire: £0.72m

    £0.76m£0.76m£0.72mNorth Hertfordshire is higher£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: North Hertfordshire £0.41m, Brentwood £0.12mBrentwood: £0.12mNorth Hertfordshire: £0.41mBrentwood: £0.12mNorth Hertfordshire: £0.41mBrentwood: £0.12mNorth Hertfordshire: £0.39m

    £0.41m£0.41m£0.39mNorth Hertfordshire is higher£0.12m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: North Hertfordshire £0.63m, Brentwood £0.47mBrentwood: £0.47mNorth Hertfordshire: £0.63mBrentwood: £0.47mNorth Hertfordshire: £0.63mBrentwood: £0.45mNorth Hertfordshire: £0.59m

    £0.63m£0.63m£0.59mNorth Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.47m£0.47m£0.45m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: North Hertfordshire 26,062, Brentwood 15,321Brentwood: 15,321North Hertfordshire: 26,062

    26,062North Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count15,321

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: North Hertfordshire 1,916, Brentwood 1,128Brentwood: 1,128North Hertfordshire: 1,916

    1,916North Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count1,128

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: North Hertfordshire 3,441, Brentwood 2,204Brentwood: 2,204North Hertfordshire: 3,441

    3,441North Hertfordshire 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: North Hertfordshire 6,078, Brentwood 3,138Brentwood: 3,138North Hertfordshire: 6,078

    6,078North Hertfordshire is higher3,138

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: North Hertfordshire 10,777, Brentwood 5,159Brentwood: 5,159North Hertfordshire: 10,777

    10,777North Hertfordshire is higher5,159

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: North Hertfordshire 1,522, Brentwood 784Brentwood: 784North Hertfordshire: 1,522

    1,522North Hertfordshire is higher784

Show the numbers
North Hertfordshire and Brentwood, total
MeasureNorth HertfordshireBrentwoodHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£538.1m£540.4m£510.4m£294.0m£295.3m£278.9mNorth Hertfordshire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£332.6m£334.0m£315.5m£195.4m£196.2m£185.3mNorth Hertfordshire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£123.5m£124.0m£117.1m£61.1m£61.3m£57.9mNorth Hertfordshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£307.9m£309.2m£292.0m£179.3m£180.0m£170.1mNorth Hertfordshire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.8m£7.8m£7.4m£5.1m£5.1m£4.8mNorth Hertfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.4m£16.5m£15.6m£10.8m£10.8m£10.2mNorth Hertfordshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.49m£0.49m£0.46m£0.29m£0.29m£0.27mNorth Hertfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£39.7m£39.9m£37.7m£20.1m£20.2m£19.1mNorth Hertfordshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.1m£18.2m£17.2m£7.4m£7.4m£7.0mNorth Hertfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.1m£7.1m£6.7m£3.5m£3.5m£3.3mNorth Hertfordshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£98.5m£98.9m£93.4m£49.9m£50.1m£47.3mNorth Hertfordshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£23.6m£23.7m£22.3m£9.6m£9.6m£9.1mNorth Hertfordshire
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£16.7m£16.8m£15.9m£7.2m£7.2m£6.8mNorth Hertfordshire
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.76m£0.76m£0.72m£0.38m£0.38m£0.36mNorth Hertfordshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m£0.12mNorth Hertfordshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.63m£0.63m£0.59m£0.47m£0.47m£0.45mNorth Hertfordshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202626,06215,321North Hertfordshire
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,9161,128North Hertfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,4412,204North Hertfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,0783,138North Hertfordshire
Universal Credittotal, May 202610,7775,159North Hertfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,522784North Hertfordshire

Sources

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

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  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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