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Gravesham and Bury

110,715 and 198,136 residents (mid-2024).

Gravesham is higher than Bury on 12 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 8 of 22 per resident and 0 of 22 in total.

On 12 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

Gravesham is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Bury on 10. 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 Bury

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Gravesham £4,298, Bury £4,497Bury: £4,497Gravesham: £4,298Bury: £4,516Gravesham: £4,316Bury: £4,266Gravesham: £4,077

    £4,298£4,316£4,077Bury is higher£4,497£4,516£4,266

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Gravesham £13,207, Bury £12,993Bury: £12,993Gravesham: £13,207Bury: £13,048Gravesham: £13,263Bury: £12,324Gravesham: £12,527

    £13,207£13,263£12,527Gravesham is higherDepends on how you count£12,993£13,048£12,324

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Gravesham £2,308, Bury £2,263Bury: £2,263Gravesham: £2,308Bury: £2,272Gravesham: £2,318Bury: £2,146Gravesham: £2,189

    £2,308£2,318£2,189Gravesham is higherDepends on how you count£2,263£2,272£2,146

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Gravesham £11,904, Bury £11,659Bury: £11,659Gravesham: £11,904Bury: £11,708Gravesham: £11,955Bury: £11,059Gravesham: £11,292

    £11,904£11,955£11,292Gravesham is higherDepends on how you count£11,659£11,708£11,059

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Gravesham £512, Bury £509Bury: £509Gravesham: £512Bury: £511Gravesham: £514Bury: £483Gravesham: £486

    £512£514£486Gravesham is higherDepends on how you count£509£511£483

  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: Gravesham £762, Bury £795Bury: £795Gravesham: £762Bury: £799Gravesham: £765Bury: £754Gravesham: £722

    £762£765£722Bury is higher£795£799£754

  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: Gravesham £29, Bury £30Bury: £30Gravesham: £29Bury: £30Gravesham: £29Bury: £28Gravesham: £27

    £29£29£27Bury is higher£30£30£28

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Gravesham £408, Bury £499Bury: £499Gravesham: £408Bury: £501Gravesham: £410Bury: £474Gravesham: £387

    £408£410£387Bury is higher£499£501£474

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Gravesham £161, Bury £153Bury: £153Gravesham: £161Bury: £154Gravesham: £162Bury: £145Gravesham: £153

    £161£162£153Gravesham is higherDepends on how you count£153£154£145

  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: Gravesham £143, Bury £130Bury: £130Gravesham: £143Bury: £131Gravesham: £144Bury: £123Gravesham: £136

    £143£144£136Gravesham is higherDepends on how you count£130£131£123

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Gravesham £1,907, Bury £1,757Bury: £1,757Gravesham: £1,907Bury: £1,765Gravesham: £1,915Bury: £1,667Gravesham: £1,809

    £1,907£1,915£1,809Gravesham is higherDepends on how you count£1,757£1,765£1,667

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Gravesham £195, Bury £180Bury: £180Gravesham: £195Bury: £181Gravesham: £196Bury: £171Gravesham: £185

    £195£196£185Gravesham is higherDepends on how you count£180£181£171

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Gravesham £242, Bury £361Bury: £361Gravesham: £242Bury: £362Gravesham: £243Bury: £342Gravesham: £229

    £242£243£229Bury is higher£361£362£342

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Gravesham £7.89, Bury £7.55Bury: £7.55Gravesham: £7.89Bury: £7.58Gravesham: £7.92Bury: £7.16Gravesham: £7.48

    £7.89£7.92£7.48Gravesham is higherDepends on how you count£7.55£7.58£7.16

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Gravesham £8.15, Bury £6.84Bury: £6.84Gravesham: £8.15Bury: £6.87Gravesham: £8.18Bury: £6.49Gravesham: £7.73

    £8.15£8.18£7.73Gravesham is higherDepends on how you count£6.84£6.87£6.49

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Gravesham £4.77, Bury £7.69Bury: £7.69Gravesham: £4.77Bury: £7.72Gravesham: £4.79Bury: £7.29Gravesham: £4.52

    £4.77£4.79£4.52Bury is higher£7.69£7.72£7.29

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Gravesham 1,018.1, Bury 1,013.7Bury: 1,013.7Gravesham: 1,018.1

    1,018.1Gravesham is higherDepends on how you count1,013.7

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Gravesham 108.6, Bury 115.6Bury: 115.6Gravesham: 108.6

    108.6Bury is higher115.6

  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: Gravesham 160.7, Bury 163.0Bury: 163.0Gravesham: 160.7

    160.7Bury is higher163.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Gravesham 63.4, Bury 74.5Bury: 74.5Gravesham: 63.4

    63.4Bury is higher74.5

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Gravesham 203.1, Bury 217.2Bury: 217.2Gravesham: 203.1

    203.1Bury is higher217.2

  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: Gravesham 32.6, Bury 29.7Bury: 29.7Gravesham: 32.6

    32.6Gravesham is higherDepends on how you count29.7

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Gravesham and Bury, per person in the age group
MeasureGraveshamBuryHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,298£4,316£4,077£4,497£4,516£4,266Bury
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,207£13,263£12,527£12,993£13,048£12,324Gravesham
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,308£2,318£2,189£2,263£2,272£2,146Gravesham
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,904£11,955£11,292£11,659£11,708£11,059Gravesham
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£512£514£486£509£511£483Gravesham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£762£765£722£795£799£754Bury
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£29£29£27£30£30£28Bury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£408£410£387£499£501£474Bury
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£161£162£153£153£154£145Gravesham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£143£144£136£130£131£123Gravesham
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,907£1,915£1,809£1,757£1,765£1,667Gravesham
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£195£196£185£180£181£171Gravesham
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£242£243£229£361£362£342Bury
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.89£7.92£7.48£7.55£7.58£7.16Gravesham
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.15£8.18£7.73£6.84£6.87£6.49Gravesham
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.77£4.79£4.52£7.69£7.72£7.29Bury
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,018.11,013.7Gravesham
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026108.6115.6Bury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026160.7163.0Bury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202663.474.5Bury
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026203.1217.2Bury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202632.629.7Gravesham

Per resident

Gravesham is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Bury on 14. 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 Bury

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Gravesham £4,298, Bury £4,497Bury: £4,497Gravesham: £4,298Bury: £4,516Gravesham: £4,316Bury: £4,266Gravesham: £4,077

    £4,298£4,316£4,077Bury is higher£4,497£4,516£4,266

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Gravesham £2,100, Bury £2,260Bury: £2,260Gravesham: £2,100Bury: £2,270Gravesham: £2,109Bury: £2,144Gravesham: £1,992

    £2,100£2,109£1,992Bury is higherDepends on how you count£2,260£2,270£2,144

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Gravesham £1,429, Bury £1,397Bury: £1,397Gravesham: £1,429Bury: £1,403Gravesham: £1,435Bury: £1,325Gravesham: £1,356

    £1,429£1,435£1,356Gravesham is higherDepends on how you count£1,397£1,403£1,325

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Gravesham £1,892, Bury £2,028Bury: £2,028Gravesham: £1,892Bury: £2,037Gravesham: £1,901Bury: £1,924Gravesham: £1,795

    £1,892£1,901£1,795Bury is higherDepends on how you count£2,028£2,037£1,924

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Gravesham £81, Bury £89Bury: £89Gravesham: £81Bury: £89Gravesham: £82Bury: £84Gravesham: £77

    £81£82£77Bury is higherDepends on how you count£89£89£84

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Gravesham £121, Bury £138Bury: £138Gravesham: £121Bury: £139Gravesham: £122Bury: £131Gravesham: £115

    £121£122£115Bury is higher£138£139£131

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Gravesham £4.58, Bury £5.17Bury: £5.17Gravesham: £4.58Bury: £5.19Gravesham: £4.59Bury: £4.90Gravesham: £4.34

    £4.58£4.59£4.34Bury is higher£5.17£5.19£4.90

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Gravesham £408, Bury £499Bury: £499Gravesham: £408Bury: £501Gravesham: £410Bury: £474Gravesham: £387

    £408£410£387Bury is higher£499£501£474

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Gravesham £161, Bury £153Bury: £153Gravesham: £161Bury: £154Gravesham: £162Bury: £145Gravesham: £153

    £161£162£153Gravesham is higherDepends on how you count£153£154£145

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Gravesham £89, Bury £80Bury: £80Gravesham: £89Bury: £81Gravesham: £89Bury: £76Gravesham: £84

    £89£89£84Gravesham is higherDepends on how you count£80£81£76

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Gravesham £1,181, Bury £1,085Bury: £1,085Gravesham: £1,181Bury: £1,089Gravesham: £1,186Bury: £1,029Gravesham: £1,120

    £1,181£1,186£1,120Gravesham is higherDepends on how you count£1,085£1,089£1,029

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Gravesham £195, Bury £180Bury: £180Gravesham: £195Bury: £181Gravesham: £196Bury: £171Gravesham: £185

    £195£196£185Gravesham is higherDepends on how you count£180£181£171

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Gravesham £150, Bury £223Bury: £223Gravesham: £150Bury: £224Gravesham: £150Bury: £211Gravesham: £142

    £150£150£142Bury is higher£223£224£211

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Gravesham £4.88, Bury £4.66Bury: £4.66Gravesham: £4.88Bury: £4.68Gravesham: £4.90Bury: £4.42Gravesham: £4.63

    £4.88£4.90£4.63Gravesham is higherDepends on how you count£4.66£4.68£4.42

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Gravesham £5.05, Bury £4.23Bury: £4.23Gravesham: £5.05Bury: £4.25Gravesham: £5.07Bury: £4.01Gravesham: £4.79

    £5.05£5.07£4.79Gravesham is higherDepends on how you count£4.23£4.25£4.01

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Gravesham £4.77, Bury £7.69Bury: £7.69Gravesham: £4.77Bury: £7.72Gravesham: £4.79Bury: £7.29Gravesham: £4.52

    £4.77£4.79£4.52Bury is higher£7.69£7.72£7.29

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Gravesham 161.9, Bury 176.4Bury: 176.4Gravesham: 161.9

    161.9Bury is higherDepends on how you count176.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Gravesham 17.3, Bury 20.1Bury: 20.1Gravesham: 17.3

    17.3Bury is higher20.1

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Gravesham 25.5, Bury 28.4Bury: 28.4Gravesham: 25.5

    25.5Bury is higher28.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Gravesham 63.4, Bury 74.5Bury: 74.5Gravesham: 63.4

    63.4Bury is higher74.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Gravesham 125.8, Bury 134.1Bury: 134.1Gravesham: 125.8

    125.8Bury is higher134.1

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Gravesham 20.2, Bury 18.3Bury: 18.3Gravesham: 20.2

    20.2Gravesham is higherDepends on how you count18.3

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Gravesham and Bury, per resident
MeasureGraveshamBuryHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,298£4,316£4,077£4,497£4,516£4,266Bury
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,100£2,109£1,992£2,260£2,270£2,144Bury
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,429£1,435£1,356£1,397£1,403£1,325Gravesham
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,892£1,901£1,795£2,028£2,037£1,924Bury
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£81£82£77£89£89£84Bury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£121£122£115£138£139£131Bury
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.58£4.59£4.34£5.17£5.19£4.90Bury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£408£410£387£499£501£474Bury
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£161£162£153£153£154£145Gravesham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£89£89£84£80£81£76Gravesham
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,181£1,186£1,120£1,085£1,089£1,029Gravesham
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£195£196£185£180£181£171Gravesham
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£150£150£142£223£224£211Bury
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.88£4.90£4.63£4.66£4.68£4.42Gravesham
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.05£5.07£4.79£4.23£4.25£4.01Gravesham
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.77£4.79£4.52£7.69£7.72£7.29Bury
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026161.9176.4Bury
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202617.320.1Bury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202625.528.4Bury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202663.474.5Bury
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026125.8134.1Bury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202620.218.3Gravesham

Total

Gravesham is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Bury 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

Gravesham Bury

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Gravesham £475.8m, Bury £891.0mBury: £891.0mGravesham: £475.8mBury: £894.8mGravesham: £477.9mBury: £845.2mGravesham: £451.4m

    £475.8m£477.9m£451.4mBury is higher£891.0m£894.8m£845.2m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Gravesham £232.5m, Bury £447.8mBury: £447.8mGravesham: £232.5mBury: £449.7mGravesham: £233.4mBury: £424.8mGravesham: £220.5m

    £232.5m£233.4m£220.5mBury is higherDepends on how you count£447.8m£449.7m£424.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Gravesham £158.2m, Bury £276.8mBury: £276.8mGravesham: £158.2mBury: £277.9mGravesham: £158.9mBury: £262.5mGravesham: £150.1m

    £158.2m£158.9m£150.1mBury is higherDepends on how you count£276.8m£277.9m£262.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Gravesham £209.5m, Bury £401.9mBury: £401.9mGravesham: £209.5mBury: £403.6mGravesham: £210.4mBury: £381.2mGravesham: £198.7m

    £209.5m£210.4m£198.7mBury is higherDepends on how you count£401.9m£403.6m£381.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Gravesham £9.0m, Bury £17.5mBury: £17.5mGravesham: £9.0mBury: £17.6mGravesham: £9.1mBury: £16.6mGravesham: £8.6m

    £9.0m£9.1m£8.6mBury is higherDepends on how you count£17.5m£17.6m£16.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Gravesham £13.4m, Bury £27.4mBury: £27.4mGravesham: £13.4mBury: £27.5mGravesham: £13.5mBury: £26.0mGravesham: £12.7m

    £13.4m£13.5m£12.7mBury is higher£27.4m£27.5m£26.0m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Gravesham £0.51m, Bury £1.0mBury: £1.0mGravesham: £0.51mBury: £1.0mGravesham: £0.51mBury: £0.97mGravesham: £0.48m

    £0.51m£0.51m£0.48mBury is higher£1.0m£1.0m£0.97m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Gravesham £45.2m, Bury £98.9mBury: £98.9mGravesham: £45.2mBury: £99.3mGravesham: £45.4mBury: £93.8mGravesham: £42.9m

    £45.2m£45.4m£42.9mBury is higher£98.9m£99.3m£93.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Gravesham £17.8m, Bury £30.3mBury: £30.3mGravesham: £17.8mBury: £30.4mGravesham: £17.9mBury: £28.7mGravesham: £16.9m

    £17.8m£17.9m£16.9mBury is higherDepends on how you count£30.3m£30.4m£28.7m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Gravesham £9.8m, Bury £15.9mBury: £15.9mGravesham: £9.8mBury: £16.0mGravesham: £9.9mBury: £15.1mGravesham: £9.3m

    £9.8m£9.9m£9.3mBury is higherDepends on how you count£15.9m£16.0m£15.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Gravesham £130.8m, Bury £214.9mBury: £214.9mGravesham: £130.8mBury: £215.9mGravesham: £131.3mBury: £203.9mGravesham: £124.0m

    £130.8m£131.3m£124.0mBury is higherDepends on how you count£214.9m£215.9m£203.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Gravesham £21.6m, Bury £35.7mBury: £35.7mGravesham: £21.6mBury: £35.8mGravesham: £21.7mBury: £33.9mGravesham: £20.5m

    £21.6m£21.7m£20.5mBury is higherDepends on how you count£35.7m£35.8m£33.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Gravesham £16.6m, Bury £44.1mBury: £44.1mGravesham: £16.6mBury: £44.3mGravesham: £16.6mBury: £41.9mGravesham: £15.7m

    £16.6m£16.6m£15.7mBury is higher£44.1m£44.3m£41.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Gravesham £0.54m, Bury £0.92mBury: £0.92mGravesham: £0.54mBury: £0.93mGravesham: £0.54mBury: £0.88mGravesham: £0.51m

    £0.54m£0.54m£0.51mBury is higherDepends on how you count£0.92m£0.93m£0.88m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Gravesham £0.56m, Bury £0.84mBury: £0.84mGravesham: £0.56mBury: £0.84mGravesham: £0.56mBury: £0.79mGravesham: £0.53m

    £0.56m£0.56m£0.53mBury is higherDepends on how you count£0.84m£0.84m£0.79m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Gravesham £0.53m, Bury £1.5mBury: £1.5mGravesham: £0.53mBury: £1.5mGravesham: £0.53mBury: £1.4mGravesham: £0.50m

    £0.53m£0.53m£0.50mBury is higher£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Gravesham 17,919, Bury 34,941Bury: 34,941Gravesham: 17,919

    17,919Bury is higherDepends on how you count34,941

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Gravesham 1,912, Bury 3,983Bury: 3,983Gravesham: 1,912

    1,912Bury is higher3,983

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Gravesham 2,828, Bury 5,619Bury: 5,619Gravesham: 2,828

    2,828Bury is higher5,619

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Gravesham 7,014, Bury 14,764Bury: 14,764Gravesham: 7,014

    7,014Bury is higher14,764

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Gravesham 13,922, Bury 26,570Bury: 26,570Gravesham: 13,922

    13,922Bury is higher26,570

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Gravesham 2,238, Bury 3,626Bury: 3,626Gravesham: 2,238

    2,238Bury is higherDepends on how you count3,626

Show the numbers
Gravesham and Bury, total
MeasureGraveshamBuryHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£475.8m£477.9m£451.4m£891.0m£894.8m£845.2mBury
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£232.5m£233.4m£220.5m£447.8m£449.7m£424.8mBury
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£158.2m£158.9m£150.1m£276.8m£277.9m£262.5mBury
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£209.5m£210.4m£198.7m£401.9m£403.6m£381.2mBury
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£9.0m£9.1m£8.6m£17.5m£17.6m£16.6mBury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.4m£13.5m£12.7m£27.4m£27.5m£26.0mBury
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.51m£0.51m£0.48m£1.0m£1.0m£0.97mBury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£45.2m£45.4m£42.9m£98.9m£99.3m£93.8mBury
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.8m£17.9m£16.9m£30.3m£30.4m£28.7mBury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.8m£9.9m£9.3m£15.9m£16.0m£15.1mBury
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£130.8m£131.3m£124.0m£214.9m£215.9m£203.9mBury
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£21.6m£21.7m£20.5m£35.7m£35.8m£33.9mBury
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£16.6m£16.6m£15.7m£44.1m£44.3m£41.9mBury
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m£0.92m£0.93m£0.88mBury
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m£0.84m£0.84m£0.79mBury
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m£1.5m£1.5m£1.4mBury
State Pensiontotal, March 202617,91934,941Bury
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,9123,983Bury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,8285,619Bury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20267,01414,764Bury
Universal Credittotal, May 202613,92226,570Bury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,2383,626Bury

Sources

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

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  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  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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