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North Hertfordshire and Runnymede

136,818 and 92,321 residents (mid-2024).

North Hertfordshire is higher than Runnymede on 16 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 20 of 22 per resident and 22 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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Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Per person in the age group

North Hertfordshire is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Runnymede on 6. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

North Hertfordshire Runnymede

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: North Hertfordshire £3,933, Runnymede £3,427Runnymede: £3,427North Hertfordshire: £3,933Runnymede: £3,442North Hertfordshire: £3,950Runnymede: £3,251North Hertfordshire: £3,730

    £3,933£3,950£3,730North Hertfordshire is higher£3,427£3,442£3,251

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: North Hertfordshire £12,802, Runnymede £12,766Runnymede: £12,766North Hertfordshire: £12,802Runnymede: £12,821North Hertfordshire: £12,857Runnymede: £12,109North Hertfordshire: £12,144

    £12,802£12,857£12,144North Hertfordshire is higher£12,766£12,821£12,109

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: North Hertfordshire £1,477, Runnymede £1,334Runnymede: £1,334North Hertfordshire: £1,477Runnymede: £1,340North Hertfordshire: £1,483Runnymede: £1,266North Hertfordshire: £1,401

    £1,477£1,483£1,401North Hertfordshire is higher£1,334£1,340£1,266

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: North Hertfordshire £11,852, Runnymede £11,718Runnymede: £11,718North Hertfordshire: £11,852Runnymede: £11,768North Hertfordshire: £11,903Runnymede: £11,115North Hertfordshire: £11,242

    £11,852£11,903£11,242North Hertfordshire is higher£11,718£11,768£11,115

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: North Hertfordshire £299, Runnymede £347Runnymede: £347North Hertfordshire: £299Runnymede: £349North Hertfordshire: £300Runnymede: £330North Hertfordshire: £284

    £299£300£284Runnymede is higherDepends on how you count£347£349£330

  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, Runnymede £682Runnymede: £682North Hertfordshire: £632Runnymede: £685North Hertfordshire: £635Runnymede: £647North Hertfordshire: £600

    £632£635£600Runnymede is higherDepends on how you count£682£685£647

  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, Runnymede £19Runnymede: £19North Hertfordshire: £19Runnymede: £19North Hertfordshire: £19Runnymede: £18North Hertfordshire: £18

    £19£19£18Runnymede 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, Runnymede £246Runnymede: £246North Hertfordshire: £290Runnymede: £247North Hertfordshire: £292Runnymede: £233North Hertfordshire: £275

    £290£292£275North Hertfordshire is higher£246£247£233

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: North Hertfordshire £133, Runnymede £106Runnymede: £106North Hertfordshire: £133Runnymede: £107North Hertfordshire: £133Runnymede: £101North Hertfordshire: £126

    £133£133£126North Hertfordshire is higher£106£107£101

  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, Runnymede £67Runnymede: £67North Hertfordshire: £85Runnymede: £67North Hertfordshire: £85Runnymede: £63North Hertfordshire: £81

    £85£85£81North Hertfordshire is higher£67£67£63

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: North Hertfordshire £1,178, Runnymede £1,105Runnymede: £1,105North Hertfordshire: £1,178Runnymede: £1,110North Hertfordshire: £1,183Runnymede: £1,048North Hertfordshire: £1,117

    £1,178£1,183£1,117North Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£1,105£1,110£1,048

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: North Hertfordshire £172, Runnymede £137Runnymede: £137North Hertfordshire: £172Runnymede: £137North Hertfordshire: £173Runnymede: £130North Hertfordshire: £163

    £172£173£163North Hertfordshire is higher£137£137£130

  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, Runnymede £150Runnymede: £150North Hertfordshire: £200Runnymede: £151North Hertfordshire: £201Runnymede: £142North Hertfordshire: £190

    £200£201£190North Hertfordshire is higher£150£151£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, Runnymede £8.19Runnymede: £8.19North Hertfordshire: £9.08Runnymede: £8.23North Hertfordshire: £9.12Runnymede: £7.77North Hertfordshire: £8.61

    £9.08£9.12£8.61North Hertfordshire is higher£8.19£8.23£7.77

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: North Hertfordshire £4.90, Runnymede £4.45Runnymede: £4.45North Hertfordshire: £4.90Runnymede: £4.47North Hertfordshire: £4.92Runnymede: £4.22North Hertfordshire: £4.65

    £4.90£4.92£4.65North Hertfordshire is higher£4.45£4.47£4.22

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: North Hertfordshire £4.56, Runnymede £6.27Runnymede: £6.27North Hertfordshire: £4.56Runnymede: £6.30North Hertfordshire: £4.58Runnymede: £5.95North Hertfordshire: £4.33

    £4.56£4.58£4.33Runnymede is higherDepends on how you count£6.27£6.30£5.95

  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, Runnymede 1,002.0Runnymede: 1,002.0North Hertfordshire: 1,003.3

    1,003.3North Hertfordshire is higher1,002.0

  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, Runnymede 77.2Runnymede: 77.2North Hertfordshire: 73.8

    73.8Runnymede is higherDepends on how you count77.2

  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, Runnymede 143.3Runnymede: 143.3North Hertfordshire: 132.5

    132.5Runnymede is higherDepends on how you count143.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: North Hertfordshire 44.4, Runnymede 38.3Runnymede: 38.3North Hertfordshire: 44.4

    44.4North Hertfordshire is higher38.3

  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, Runnymede 113.2Runnymede: 113.2North Hertfordshire: 128.9

    128.9North Hertfordshire is higher113.2

  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: North Hertfordshire 18.2, Runnymede 15.9Runnymede: 15.9North Hertfordshire: 18.2

    18.2North Hertfordshire is higher15.9

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North Hertfordshire and Runnymede, per person in the age group
MeasureNorth HertfordshireRunnymedeHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,933£3,950£3,730£3,427£3,442£3,251North Hertfordshire
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,802£12,857£12,144£12,766£12,821£12,109North Hertfordshire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,477£1,483£1,401£1,334£1,340£1,266North Hertfordshire
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,852£11,903£11,242£11,718£11,768£11,115North Hertfordshire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£299£300£284£347£349£330Runnymede
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£632£635£600£682£685£647Runnymede
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£19£19£18£19£19£18Runnymede
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£290£292£275£246£247£233North Hertfordshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£133£133£126£106£107£101North Hertfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£85£85£81£67£67£63North Hertfordshire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,178£1,183£1,117£1,105£1,110£1,048North Hertfordshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£172£173£163£137£137£130North Hertfordshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£200£201£190£150£151£142North Hertfordshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.08£9.12£8.61£8.19£8.23£7.77North Hertfordshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.90£4.92£4.65£4.45£4.47£4.22North Hertfordshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.56£4.58£4.33£6.27£6.30£5.95Runnymede
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,003.31,002.0North Hertfordshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202673.877.2Runnymede
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026132.5143.3Runnymede
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202644.438.3North Hertfordshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026128.9113.2North Hertfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202618.215.9North Hertfordshire

Per resident

North Hertfordshire is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and Runnymede on 2. 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 Runnymede

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: North Hertfordshire £3,933, Runnymede £3,427Runnymede: £3,427North Hertfordshire: £3,933Runnymede: £3,442North Hertfordshire: £3,950Runnymede: £3,251North Hertfordshire: £3,730

    £3,933£3,950£3,730North Hertfordshire is higher£3,427£3,442£3,251

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: North Hertfordshire £2,431, Runnymede £2,057Runnymede: £2,057North Hertfordshire: £2,431Runnymede: £2,066North Hertfordshire: £2,441Runnymede: £1,951North Hertfordshire: £2,306

    £2,431£2,441£2,306North Hertfordshire is higher£2,057£2,066£1,951

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: North Hertfordshire £902, Runnymede £875Runnymede: £875North Hertfordshire: £902Runnymede: £879North Hertfordshire: £906Runnymede: £830North Hertfordshire: £856

    £902£906£856North Hertfordshire is higher£875£879£830

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: North Hertfordshire £2,250, Runnymede £1,888Runnymede: £1,888North Hertfordshire: £2,250Runnymede: £1,896North Hertfordshire: £2,260Runnymede: £1,791North Hertfordshire: £2,135

    £2,250£2,260£2,135North Hertfordshire is higher£1,888£1,896£1,791

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: North Hertfordshire £57, Runnymede £56Runnymede: £56North Hertfordshire: £57Runnymede: £56North Hertfordshire: £57Runnymede: £53North Hertfordshire: £54

    £57£57£54North Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£56£56£53

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: North Hertfordshire £120, Runnymede £110Runnymede: £110North Hertfordshire: £120Runnymede: £110North Hertfordshire: £121Runnymede: £104North Hertfordshire: £114

    £120£121£114North Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£110£110£104

  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, Runnymede £3.09Runnymede: £3.09North Hertfordshire: £3.56Runnymede: £3.10North Hertfordshire: £3.58Runnymede: £2.93North Hertfordshire: £3.38

    £3.56£3.58£3.38North Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£3.09£3.10£2.93

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: North Hertfordshire £290, Runnymede £246Runnymede: £246North Hertfordshire: £290Runnymede: £247North Hertfordshire: £292Runnymede: £233North Hertfordshire: £275

    £290£292£275North Hertfordshire is higher£246£247£233

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: North Hertfordshire £133, Runnymede £106Runnymede: £106North Hertfordshire: £133Runnymede: £107North Hertfordshire: £133Runnymede: £101North Hertfordshire: £126

    £133£133£126North Hertfordshire is higher£106£107£101

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: North Hertfordshire £52, Runnymede £44Runnymede: £44North Hertfordshire: £52Runnymede: £44North Hertfordshire: £52Runnymede: £41North Hertfordshire: £49

    £52£52£49North Hertfordshire is higher£44£44£41

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: North Hertfordshire £720, Runnymede £725Runnymede: £725North Hertfordshire: £720Runnymede: £728North Hertfordshire: £723Runnymede: £687North Hertfordshire: £683

    £720£723£683Runnymede is higherDepends on how you count£725£728£687

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: North Hertfordshire £172, Runnymede £137Runnymede: £137North Hertfordshire: £172Runnymede: £137North Hertfordshire: £173Runnymede: £130North Hertfordshire: £163

    £172£173£163North Hertfordshire is higher£137£137£130

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: North Hertfordshire £122, Runnymede £98Runnymede: £98North Hertfordshire: £122Runnymede: £99North Hertfordshire: £123Runnymede: £93North Hertfordshire: £116

    £122£123£116North Hertfordshire is higher£98£99£93

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: North Hertfordshire £5.55, Runnymede £5.38Runnymede: £5.38North Hertfordshire: £5.55Runnymede: £5.40North Hertfordshire: £5.57Runnymede: £5.10North Hertfordshire: £5.26

    £5.55£5.57£5.26North Hertfordshire is higher£5.38£5.40£5.10

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: North Hertfordshire £2.99, Runnymede £2.91Runnymede: £2.91North Hertfordshire: £2.99Runnymede: £2.92North Hertfordshire: £3.01Runnymede: £2.76North Hertfordshire: £2.84

    £2.99£3.01£2.84North Hertfordshire is higher£2.91£2.92£2.76

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: North Hertfordshire £4.56, Runnymede £6.27Runnymede: £6.27North Hertfordshire: £4.56Runnymede: £6.30North Hertfordshire: £4.58Runnymede: £5.95North Hertfordshire: £4.33

    £4.56£4.58£4.33Runnymede is higherDepends on how you count£6.27£6.30£5.95

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: North Hertfordshire 190.5, Runnymede 161.5Runnymede: 161.5North Hertfordshire: 190.5

    190.5North Hertfordshire is higher161.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: North Hertfordshire 14.0, Runnymede 12.5Runnymede: 12.5North Hertfordshire: 14.0

    14.0North Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count12.5

  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, Runnymede 23.1Runnymede: 23.1North Hertfordshire: 25.2

    25.2North Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count23.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: North Hertfordshire 44.4, Runnymede 38.3Runnymede: 38.3North Hertfordshire: 44.4

    44.4North Hertfordshire is higher38.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: North Hertfordshire 78.8, Runnymede 74.3Runnymede: 74.3North Hertfordshire: 78.8

    78.8North Hertfordshire is higher74.3

  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, Runnymede 10.4Runnymede: 10.4North Hertfordshire: 11.1

    11.1North Hertfordshire is higher10.4

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North Hertfordshire and Runnymede, per resident
MeasureNorth HertfordshireRunnymedeHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,933£3,950£3,730£3,427£3,442£3,251North Hertfordshire
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,431£2,441£2,306£2,057£2,066£1,951North Hertfordshire
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£902£906£856£875£879£830North Hertfordshire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,250£2,260£2,135£1,888£1,896£1,791North Hertfordshire
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£57£57£54£56£56£53North Hertfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£120£121£114£110£110£104North Hertfordshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.56£3.58£3.38£3.09£3.10£2.93North Hertfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£290£292£275£246£247£233North Hertfordshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£133£133£126£106£107£101North Hertfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£52£52£49£44£44£41North Hertfordshire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£720£723£683£725£728£687Runnymede
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£172£173£163£137£137£130North Hertfordshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£122£123£116£98£99£93North Hertfordshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.55£5.57£5.26£5.38£5.40£5.10North Hertfordshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.99£3.01£2.84£2.91£2.92£2.76North Hertfordshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.56£4.58£4.33£6.27£6.30£5.95Runnymede
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026190.5161.5North Hertfordshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202614.012.5North Hertfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202625.223.1North Hertfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202644.438.3North Hertfordshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202678.874.3North Hertfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.110.4North Hertfordshire

Total

North Hertfordshire is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Runnymede 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 Runnymede

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: North Hertfordshire £538.1m, Runnymede £316.4mRunnymede: £316.4mNorth Hertfordshire: £538.1mRunnymede: £317.8mNorth Hertfordshire: £540.4mRunnymede: £300.1mNorth Hertfordshire: £510.4m

    £538.1m£540.4m£510.4mNorth Hertfordshire is higher£316.4m£317.8m£300.1m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: North Hertfordshire £332.6m, Runnymede £189.9mRunnymede: £189.9mNorth Hertfordshire: £332.6mRunnymede: £190.7mNorth Hertfordshire: £334.0mRunnymede: £180.2mNorth Hertfordshire: £315.5m

    £332.6m£334.0m£315.5mNorth Hertfordshire is higher£189.9m£190.7m£180.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: North Hertfordshire £123.5m, Runnymede £80.8mRunnymede: £80.8mNorth Hertfordshire: £123.5mRunnymede: £81.1mNorth Hertfordshire: £124.0mRunnymede: £76.6mNorth Hertfordshire: £117.1m

    £123.5m£124.0m£117.1mNorth Hertfordshire is higher£80.8m£81.1m£76.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: North Hertfordshire £307.9m, Runnymede £174.3mRunnymede: £174.3mNorth Hertfordshire: £307.9mRunnymede: £175.1mNorth Hertfordshire: £309.2mRunnymede: £165.4mNorth Hertfordshire: £292.0m

    £307.9m£309.2m£292.0mNorth Hertfordshire is higher£174.3m£175.1m£165.4m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: North Hertfordshire £7.8m, Runnymede £5.2mRunnymede: £5.2mNorth Hertfordshire: £7.8mRunnymede: £5.2mNorth Hertfordshire: £7.8mRunnymede: £4.9mNorth Hertfordshire: £7.4m

    £7.8m£7.8m£7.4mNorth Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£5.2m£5.2m£4.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: North Hertfordshire £16.4m, Runnymede £10.1mRunnymede: £10.1mNorth Hertfordshire: £16.4mRunnymede: £10.2mNorth Hertfordshire: £16.5mRunnymede: £9.6mNorth Hertfordshire: £15.6m

    £16.4m£16.5m£15.6mNorth Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£10.1m£10.2m£9.6m

  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, Runnymede £0.29mRunnymede: £0.29mNorth Hertfordshire: £0.49mRunnymede: £0.29mNorth Hertfordshire: £0.49mRunnymede: £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, Runnymede £22.7mRunnymede: £22.7mNorth Hertfordshire: £39.7mRunnymede: £22.8mNorth Hertfordshire: £39.9mRunnymede: £21.5mNorth Hertfordshire: £37.7m

    £39.7m£39.9m£37.7mNorth Hertfordshire is higher£22.7m£22.8m£21.5m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: North Hertfordshire £18.1m, Runnymede £9.8mRunnymede: £9.8mNorth Hertfordshire: £18.1mRunnymede: £9.9mNorth Hertfordshire: £18.2mRunnymede: £9.3mNorth Hertfordshire: £17.2m

    £18.1m£18.2m£17.2mNorth Hertfordshire is higher£9.8m£9.9m£9.3m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: North Hertfordshire £7.1m, Runnymede £4.0mRunnymede: £4.0mNorth Hertfordshire: £7.1mRunnymede: £4.0mNorth Hertfordshire: £7.1mRunnymede: £3.8mNorth Hertfordshire: £6.7m

    £7.1m£7.1m£6.7mNorth Hertfordshire is higher£4.0m£4.0m£3.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: North Hertfordshire £98.5m, Runnymede £66.9mRunnymede: £66.9mNorth Hertfordshire: £98.5mRunnymede: £67.2mNorth Hertfordshire: £98.9mRunnymede: £63.5mNorth Hertfordshire: £93.4m

    £98.5m£98.9m£93.4mNorth Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£66.9m£67.2m£63.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: North Hertfordshire £23.6m, Runnymede £12.6mRunnymede: £12.6mNorth Hertfordshire: £23.6mRunnymede: £12.7mNorth Hertfordshire: £23.7mRunnymede: £12.0mNorth Hertfordshire: £22.3m

    £23.6m£23.7m£22.3mNorth Hertfordshire is higher£12.6m£12.7m£12.0m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: North Hertfordshire £16.7m, Runnymede £9.1mRunnymede: £9.1mNorth Hertfordshire: £16.7mRunnymede: £9.1mNorth Hertfordshire: £16.8mRunnymede: £8.6mNorth Hertfordshire: £15.9m

    £16.7m£16.8m£15.9mNorth Hertfordshire is higher£9.1m£9.1m£8.6m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: North Hertfordshire £0.76m, Runnymede £0.50mRunnymede: £0.50mNorth Hertfordshire: £0.76mRunnymede: £0.50mNorth Hertfordshire: £0.76mRunnymede: £0.47mNorth Hertfordshire: £0.72m

    £0.76m£0.76m£0.72mNorth Hertfordshire is higher£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: North Hertfordshire £0.41m, Runnymede £0.27mRunnymede: £0.27mNorth Hertfordshire: £0.41mRunnymede: £0.27mNorth Hertfordshire: £0.41mRunnymede: £0.26mNorth Hertfordshire: £0.39m

    £0.41m£0.41m£0.39mNorth Hertfordshire is higher£0.27m£0.27m£0.26m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: North Hertfordshire £0.63m, Runnymede £0.58mRunnymede: £0.58mNorth Hertfordshire: £0.63mRunnymede: £0.58mNorth Hertfordshire: £0.63mRunnymede: £0.55mNorth Hertfordshire: £0.59m

    £0.63m£0.63m£0.59mNorth Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: North Hertfordshire 26,062, Runnymede 14,908Runnymede: 14,908North Hertfordshire: 26,062

    26,062North Hertfordshire is higher14,908

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: North Hertfordshire 1,916, Runnymede 1,149Runnymede: 1,149North Hertfordshire: 1,916

    1,916North Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count1,149

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: North Hertfordshire 3,441, Runnymede 2,132Runnymede: 2,132North Hertfordshire: 3,441

    3,441North Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count2,132

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: North Hertfordshire 6,078, Runnymede 3,531Runnymede: 3,531North Hertfordshire: 6,078

    6,078North Hertfordshire is higher3,531

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: North Hertfordshire 10,777, Runnymede 6,856Runnymede: 6,856North Hertfordshire: 10,777

    10,777North Hertfordshire is higher6,856

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: North Hertfordshire 1,522, Runnymede 964Runnymede: 964North Hertfordshire: 1,522

    1,522North Hertfordshire is higher964

Show the numbers
North Hertfordshire and Runnymede, total
MeasureNorth HertfordshireRunnymedeHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£538.1m£540.4m£510.4m£316.4m£317.8m£300.1mNorth Hertfordshire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£332.6m£334.0m£315.5m£189.9m£190.7m£180.2mNorth Hertfordshire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£123.5m£124.0m£117.1m£80.8m£81.1m£76.6mNorth Hertfordshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£307.9m£309.2m£292.0m£174.3m£175.1m£165.4mNorth Hertfordshire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.8m£7.8m£7.4m£5.2m£5.2m£4.9mNorth Hertfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.4m£16.5m£15.6m£10.1m£10.2m£9.6mNorth 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£22.7m£22.8m£21.5mNorth Hertfordshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.1m£18.2m£17.2m£9.8m£9.9m£9.3mNorth Hertfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.1m£7.1m£6.7m£4.0m£4.0m£3.8mNorth Hertfordshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£98.5m£98.9m£93.4m£66.9m£67.2m£63.5mNorth Hertfordshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£23.6m£23.7m£22.3m£12.6m£12.7m£12.0mNorth Hertfordshire
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£16.7m£16.8m£15.9m£9.1m£9.1m£8.6mNorth Hertfordshire
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.76m£0.76m£0.72m£0.50m£0.50m£0.47mNorth Hertfordshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m£0.27m£0.27m£0.26mNorth Hertfordshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.63m£0.63m£0.59m£0.58m£0.58m£0.55mNorth Hertfordshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202626,06214,908North Hertfordshire
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,9161,149North Hertfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,4412,132North Hertfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,0783,531North Hertfordshire
Universal Credittotal, May 202610,7776,856North Hertfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,522964North Hertfordshire

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.
  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.
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