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Gravesham and Crawley
Gravesham is higher than Crawley on 15 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 17 of 22 per resident and 14 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.
Per person in the age group
Gravesham is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Crawley on 7. 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
Gravesham Crawley
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,298£4,316£4,077Gravesham is higher£3,738£3,754£3,546
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£13,207£13,263£12,527Gravesham is higher£13,044£13,099£12,373
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2,308£2,318£2,189Gravesham is higherDepends on how you count£2,106£2,115£1,998
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,904£11,955£11,292Gravesham is higher£11,682£11,731£11,081
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£512£514£486Crawley is higher£648£650£614
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£762£765£722Gravesham is higher£685£688£649
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£29£29£27Crawley is higherDepends on how you count£30£30£28
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£408£410£387Gravesham is higher£353£354£335
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£161£162£153Gravesham is higher£127£127£120
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£143£144£136Gravesham is higher£91£91£86
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,907£1,915£1,809Gravesham is higherDepends on how you count£1,783£1,790£1,691
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£195£196£185Crawley is higher£230£231£218
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£242£243£229Gravesham is higherDepends on how you count£219£220£208
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£7.89£7.92£7.48Crawley is higher£8.11£8.14£7.69
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£8.15£8.18£7.73Gravesham is higher£5.27£5.29£5.00
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4.77£4.79£4.52Crawley is higher£6.25£6.28£5.93
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,018.1Crawley is higherDepends on how you count1,020.8
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
108.6Crawley is higherDepends on how you count115.6
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
160.7Gravesham is higher143.0
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
63.4Gravesham is higher53.8
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
203.1Gravesham is higherDepends on how you count199.9
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
32.6Gravesham is higher20.7
Show the numbers
| Measure | Gravesham | Crawley | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,298£4,316£4,077 | £3,738£3,754£3,546 | Gravesham |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £13,207£13,263£12,527 | £13,044£13,099£12,373 | Gravesham |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2,308£2,318£2,189 | £2,106£2,115£1,998 | Gravesham |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,904£11,955£11,292 | £11,682£11,731£11,081 | Gravesham |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £512£514£486 | £648£650£614 | Crawley |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £762£765£722 | £685£688£649 | Gravesham |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £29£29£27 | £30£30£28 | Crawley |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £408£410£387 | £353£354£335 | Gravesham |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £161£162£153 | £127£127£120 | Gravesham |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £143£144£136 | £91£91£86 | Gravesham |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,907£1,915£1,809 | £1,783£1,790£1,691 | Gravesham |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £195£196£185 | £230£231£218 | Crawley |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £242£243£229 | £219£220£208 | Gravesham |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £7.89£7.92£7.48 | £8.11£8.14£7.69 | Crawley |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £8.15£8.18£7.73 | £5.27£5.29£5.00 | Gravesham |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4.77£4.79£4.52 | £6.25£6.28£5.93 | Crawley |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,018.1 | 1,020.8 | Crawley |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 108.6 | 115.6 | Crawley |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 160.7 | 143.0 | Gravesham |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 63.4 | 53.8 | Gravesham |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 203.1 | 199.9 | Gravesham |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 32.6 | 20.7 | Gravesham |
Per resident
Gravesham is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Crawley 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
Gravesham Crawley
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,298£4,316£4,077Gravesham is higher£3,738£3,754£3,546
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,100£2,109£1,992Gravesham is higher£1,641£1,648£1,556
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,429£1,435£1,356Gravesham is higherDepends on how you count£1,381£1,387£1,310
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£1,892£1,901£1,795Gravesham is higher£1,469£1,476£1,394
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£81£82£77Crawley is higher£81£82£77
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£121£122£115Gravesham is higher£86£86£82
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£4.58£4.59£4.34Gravesham is higherDepends on how you count£3.75£3.77£3.56
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£408£410£387Gravesham is higher£353£354£335
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£161£162£153Gravesham is higher£127£127£120
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£89£89£84Gravesham is higher£60£60£57
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£1,181£1,186£1,120Gravesham is higherDepends on how you count£1,169£1,174£1,109
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£195£196£185Crawley is higher£230£231£218
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£150£150£142Gravesham is higherDepends on how you count£144£144£136
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£4.88£4.90£4.63Crawley is higher£5.31£5.34£5.04
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£5.05£5.07£4.79Gravesham is higher£3.46£3.47£3.28
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4.77£4.79£4.52Crawley is higher£6.25£6.28£5.93
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
161.9Gravesham is higherDepends on how you count128.4
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
17.3Gravesham is higherDepends on how you count14.5
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
25.5Gravesham is higher18.0
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
63.4Gravesham is higher53.8
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
125.8Crawley is higherDepends on how you count131.1
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
20.2Gravesham is higher13.5
Show the numbers
| Measure | Gravesham | Crawley | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,298£4,316£4,077 | £3,738£3,754£3,546 | Gravesham |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,100£2,109£1,992 | £1,641£1,648£1,556 | Gravesham |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,429£1,435£1,356 | £1,381£1,387£1,310 | Gravesham |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £1,892£1,901£1,795 | £1,469£1,476£1,394 | Gravesham |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £81£82£77 | £81£82£77 | Crawley |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £121£122£115 | £86£86£82 | Gravesham |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £4.58£4.59£4.34 | £3.75£3.77£3.56 | Gravesham |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £408£410£387 | £353£354£335 | Gravesham |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £161£162£153 | £127£127£120 | Gravesham |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £89£89£84 | £60£60£57 | Gravesham |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £1,181£1,186£1,120 | £1,169£1,174£1,109 | Gravesham |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £195£196£185 | £230£231£218 | Crawley |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £150£150£142 | £144£144£136 | Gravesham |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £4.88£4.90£4.63 | £5.31£5.34£5.04 | Crawley |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £5.05£5.07£4.79 | £3.46£3.47£3.28 | Gravesham |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4.77£4.79£4.52 | £6.25£6.28£5.93 | Crawley |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 161.9 | 128.4 | Gravesham |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 17.3 | 14.5 | Gravesham |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 25.5 | 18.0 | Gravesham |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 63.4 | 53.8 | Gravesham |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 125.8 | 131.1 | Crawley |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 20.2 | 13.5 | Gravesham |
Total
Gravesham is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Crawley 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
Gravesham Crawley
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£475.8m£477.9m£451.4mGravesham is higher£462.6m£464.6m£438.8m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£232.5m£233.4m£220.5mGravesham is higher£203.1m£203.9m£192.6m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£158.2m£158.9m£150.1mCrawley is higherDepends on how you count£171.0m£171.7m£162.2m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£209.5m£210.4m£198.7mGravesham is higher£181.9m£182.6m£172.5m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£9.0m£9.1m£8.6mCrawley is higher£10.1m£10.1m£9.6m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£13.4m£13.5m£12.7mGravesham is higher£10.7m£10.7m£10.1m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.51m£0.51m£0.48mGravesham is higherDepends on how you count£0.46m£0.47m£0.44m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£45.2m£45.4m£42.9mGravesham is higher£43.7m£43.9m£41.4m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£17.8m£17.9m£16.9mGravesham is higher£15.7m£15.8m£14.9m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£9.8m£9.9m£9.3mGravesham is higher£7.4m£7.4m£7.0m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£130.8m£131.3m£124.0mCrawley is higherDepends on how you count£144.7m£145.3m£137.3m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£21.6m£21.7m£20.5mCrawley is higher£28.5m£28.6m£27.0m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£16.6m£16.6m£15.7mCrawley is higherDepends on how you count£17.8m£17.9m£16.9m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.54m£0.54m£0.51mCrawley is higher£0.66m£0.66m£0.62m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.56m£0.56m£0.53mGravesham is higher£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.53m£0.53m£0.50mCrawley is higher£0.77m£0.78m£0.73m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
17,919Gravesham is higherDepends on how you count15,892
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,912Gravesham is higherDepends on how you count1,800
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,828Gravesham is higher2,226
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
7,014Gravesham is higher6,659
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
13,922Crawley is higherDepends on how you count16,230
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,238Gravesham is higher1,676
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| Measure | Gravesham | Crawley | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £475.8m£477.9m£451.4m | £462.6m£464.6m£438.8m | Gravesham |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £232.5m£233.4m£220.5m | £203.1m£203.9m£192.6m | Gravesham |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £158.2m£158.9m£150.1m | £171.0m£171.7m£162.2m | Crawley |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £209.5m£210.4m£198.7m | £181.9m£182.6m£172.5m | Gravesham |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £9.0m£9.1m£8.6m | £10.1m£10.1m£9.6m | Crawley |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £13.4m£13.5m£12.7m | £10.7m£10.7m£10.1m | Gravesham |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.51m£0.51m£0.48m | £0.46m£0.47m£0.44m | Gravesham |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £45.2m£45.4m£42.9m | £43.7m£43.9m£41.4m | Gravesham |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £17.8m£17.9m£16.9m | £15.7m£15.8m£14.9m | Gravesham |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £9.8m£9.9m£9.3m | £7.4m£7.4m£7.0m | Gravesham |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £130.8m£131.3m£124.0m | £144.7m£145.3m£137.3m | Crawley |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £21.6m£21.7m£20.5m | £28.5m£28.6m£27.0m | Crawley |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £16.6m£16.6m£15.7m | £17.8m£17.9m£16.9m | Crawley |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.54m£0.54m£0.51m | £0.66m£0.66m£0.62m | Crawley |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.56m£0.56m£0.53m | £0.43m£0.43m£0.41m | Gravesham |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.53m£0.53m£0.50m | £0.77m£0.78m£0.73m | Crawley |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 17,919 | 15,892 | Gravesham |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,912 | 1,800 | Gravesham |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,828 | 2,226 | Gravesham |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 7,014 | 6,659 | Gravesham |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 13,922 | 16,230 | Crawley |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,238 | 1,676 | Gravesham |
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.