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Three Rivers and East Hertfordshire
Three Rivers is higher than East Hertfordshire on 17 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 16 of 22 per resident and 0 of 22 in total.
On 17 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.
Per person in the age group
Three Rivers is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and East Hertfordshire on 5. 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
Three Rivers East Hertfordshire
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,613£3,628£3,427Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count£3,612£3,627£3,426
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,935£12,990£12,270Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count£12,928£12,983£12,263
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,344£1,349£1,274Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count£1,317£1,323£1,250
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,839£11,889£11,230East Hertfordshire is higher£12,009£12,060£11,391
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£388£389£368Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count£273£274£259
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£690£692£654Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count£630£633£598
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£19£19£18Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count£16£16£15
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£270£272£257Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count£230£231£218
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£80£80£76East Hertfordshire is higher£100£100£95
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£65£65£62Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count£62£63£59
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,103£1,108£1,047Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count£1,082£1,087£1,027
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£154£155£146Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count£146£146£138
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£161£162£153East Hertfordshire is higher£163£164£155
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£10£10£9.64Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count£7.08£7.11£6.72
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£3.81£3.82£3.61Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count£2.95£2.96£2.80
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4.41£4.43£4.18East Hertfordshire is higher£6.23£6.26£5.91
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,012.8East Hertfordshire is higher1,022.5
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
75.0Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count62.3
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
143.2Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count133.3
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
40.5Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count36.3
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
113.8Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count111.6
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
14.7Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count14.4
Show the numbers
| Measure | Three Rivers | East Hertfordshire | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,613£3,628£3,427 | £3,612£3,627£3,426 | Three Rivers |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,935£12,990£12,270 | £12,928£12,983£12,263 | Three Rivers |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,344£1,349£1,274 | £1,317£1,323£1,250 | Three Rivers |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,839£11,889£11,230 | £12,009£12,060£11,391 | East Hertfordshire |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £388£389£368 | £273£274£259 | Three Rivers |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £690£692£654 | £630£633£598 | Three Rivers |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £19£19£18 | £16£16£15 | Three Rivers |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £270£272£257 | £230£231£218 | Three Rivers |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £80£80£76 | £100£100£95 | East Hertfordshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £65£65£62 | £62£63£59 | Three Rivers |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,103£1,108£1,047 | £1,082£1,087£1,027 | Three Rivers |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £154£155£146 | £146£146£138 | Three Rivers |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £161£162£153 | £163£164£155 | East Hertfordshire |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £10£10£9.64 | £7.08£7.11£6.72 | Three Rivers |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £3.81£3.82£3.61 | £2.95£2.96£2.80 | Three Rivers |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4.41£4.43£4.18 | £6.23£6.26£5.91 | East Hertfordshire |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,012.8 | 1,022.5 | East Hertfordshire |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 75.0 | 62.3 | Three Rivers |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 143.2 | 133.3 | Three Rivers |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 40.5 | 36.3 | Three Rivers |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 113.8 | 111.6 | Three Rivers |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 14.7 | 14.4 | Three Rivers |
Per resident
Three Rivers is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and East Hertfordshire 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
Three Rivers East Hertfordshire
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,613£3,628£3,427Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count£3,612£3,627£3,426
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,272£2,282£2,155East Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£2,315£2,325£2,196
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£832£835£789Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count£816£819£774
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,080£2,089£1,973East Hertfordshire is higher£2,150£2,159£2,040
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£68£68£65Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count£49£49£46
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£121£122£115Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count£113£113£107
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£3.37£3.39£3.20Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count£2.91£2.92£2.76
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£270£272£257Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count£230£231£218
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£80£80£76East Hertfordshire is higher£100£100£95
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£40£40£38Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count£39£39£37
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£683£686£648Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count£670£673£635
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£154£155£146Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count£146£146£138
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£100£100£95East Hertfordshire is higher£101£101£96
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£6.29£6.32£5.97Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count£4.39£4.40£4.16
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£2.36£2.37£2.24Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count£1.82£1.83£1.73
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4.41£4.43£4.18East Hertfordshire is higher£6.23£6.26£5.91
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
177.9East Hertfordshire is higher183.1
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
13.2Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count11.2
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
25.2Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count23.9
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
40.5Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count36.3
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
70.4Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count69.1
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
9.1Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count8.9
Show the numbers
| Measure | Three Rivers | East Hertfordshire | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,613£3,628£3,427 | £3,612£3,627£3,426 | Three Rivers |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,272£2,282£2,155 | £2,315£2,325£2,196 | East Hertfordshire |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £832£835£789 | £816£819£774 | Three Rivers |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,080£2,089£1,973 | £2,150£2,159£2,040 | East Hertfordshire |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £68£68£65 | £49£49£46 | Three Rivers |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £121£122£115 | £113£113£107 | Three Rivers |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £3.37£3.39£3.20 | £2.91£2.92£2.76 | Three Rivers |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £270£272£257 | £230£231£218 | Three Rivers |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £80£80£76 | £100£100£95 | East Hertfordshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £40£40£38 | £39£39£37 | Three Rivers |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £683£686£648 | £670£673£635 | Three Rivers |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £154£155£146 | £146£146£138 | Three Rivers |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £100£100£95 | £101£101£96 | East Hertfordshire |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £6.29£6.32£5.97 | £4.39£4.40£4.16 | Three Rivers |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £2.36£2.37£2.24 | £1.82£1.83£1.73 | Three Rivers |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4.41£4.43£4.18 | £6.23£6.26£5.91 | East Hertfordshire |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 177.9 | 183.1 | East Hertfordshire |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 13.2 | 11.2 | Three Rivers |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 25.2 | 23.9 | Three Rivers |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 40.5 | 36.3 | Three Rivers |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 70.4 | 69.1 | Three Rivers |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 9.1 | 8.9 | Three Rivers |
Total
Three Rivers is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and East Hertfordshire 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
Three Rivers East Hertfordshire
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£345.3m£346.8m£327.6mEast Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£566.2m£568.6m£537.1m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£217.2m£218.1m£206.0mEast Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£362.9m£364.4m£344.2m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£79.5m£79.8m£75.4mEast Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£127.8m£128.4m£121.3m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£198.8m£199.6m£188.5mEast Hertfordshire is higher£337.1m£338.5m£319.7m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£6.5m£6.5m£6.2mEast Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£7.7m£7.7m£7.3m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£11.6m£11.6m£11.0mEast Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.32m£0.32m£0.31mEast Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£25.9m£26.0m£24.5mEast Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£36.1m£36.2m£34.2m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£7.6m£7.7m£7.3mEast Hertfordshire is higher£15.6m£15.7m£14.8m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£3.8m£3.9m£3.6mEast Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£6.0m£6.1m£5.7m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£65.3m£65.6m£61.9mEast Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£105.0m£105.5m£99.6m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£14.7m£14.8m£14.0mEast Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£22.8m£22.9m£21.7m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£9.6m£9.6m£9.1mEast Hertfordshire is higher£15.8m£15.9m£15.0m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.60m£0.60m£0.57mEast Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.69m£0.69m£0.65m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.23m£0.23m£0.21mEast Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.29m£0.29m£0.27m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.42m£0.42m£0.40mEast Hertfordshire is higher£0.98m£0.98m£0.93m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
17,005East Hertfordshire is higher28,701
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,260East Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count1,748
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,404East Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count3,741
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
3,871East Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count5,694
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
6,731East Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count10,825
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
867East Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count1,398
Show the numbers
| Measure | Three Rivers | East Hertfordshire | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £345.3m£346.8m£327.6m | £566.2m£568.6m£537.1m | East Hertfordshire |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £217.2m£218.1m£206.0m | £362.9m£364.4m£344.2m | East Hertfordshire |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £79.5m£79.8m£75.4m | £127.8m£128.4m£121.3m | East Hertfordshire |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £198.8m£199.6m£188.5m | £337.1m£338.5m£319.7m | East Hertfordshire |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £6.5m£6.5m£6.2m | £7.7m£7.7m£7.3m | East Hertfordshire |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £11.6m£11.6m£11.0m | £17.7m£17.8m£16.8m | East Hertfordshire |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.32m£0.32m£0.31m | £0.46m£0.46m£0.43m | East Hertfordshire |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £25.9m£26.0m£24.5m | £36.1m£36.2m£34.2m | East Hertfordshire |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £7.6m£7.7m£7.3m | £15.6m£15.7m£14.8m | East Hertfordshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £3.8m£3.9m£3.6m | £6.0m£6.1m£5.7m | East Hertfordshire |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £65.3m£65.6m£61.9m | £105.0m£105.5m£99.6m | East Hertfordshire |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £14.7m£14.8m£14.0m | £22.8m£22.9m£21.7m | East Hertfordshire |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £9.6m£9.6m£9.1m | £15.8m£15.9m£15.0m | East Hertfordshire |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.60m£0.60m£0.57m | £0.69m£0.69m£0.65m | East Hertfordshire |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.23m£0.23m£0.21m | £0.29m£0.29m£0.27m | East Hertfordshire |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.42m£0.42m£0.40m | £0.98m£0.98m£0.93m | East Hertfordshire |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 17,005 | 28,701 | East Hertfordshire |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,260 | 1,748 | East Hertfordshire |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,404 | 3,741 | East Hertfordshire |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 3,871 | 5,694 | East Hertfordshire |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 6,731 | 10,825 | East Hertfordshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 867 | 1,398 | East Hertfordshire |
Sources
Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.