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Gravesham and Bury
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.
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
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,298£4,316£4,077Bury is higher£4,497£4,516£4,266
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£13,207£13,263£12,527Gravesham is higherDepends on how you count£12,993£13,048£12,324
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2,308£2,318£2,189Gravesham is higherDepends on how you count£2,263£2,272£2,146
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,904£11,955£11,292Gravesham is higherDepends on how you count£11,659£11,708£11,059
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£512£514£486Gravesham is higherDepends on how you count£509£511£483
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£762£765£722Bury is higher£795£799£754
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£29£29£27Bury is higher£30£30£28
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£408£410£387Bury is higher£499£501£474
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£161£162£153Gravesham is higherDepends on how you count£153£154£145
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£143£144£136Gravesham is higherDepends on how you count£130£131£123
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,907£1,915£1,809Gravesham is higherDepends on how you count£1,757£1,765£1,667
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£195£196£185Gravesham is higherDepends on how you count£180£181£171
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£242£243£229Bury is higher£361£362£342
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£7.89£7.92£7.48Gravesham is higherDepends on how you count£7.55£7.58£7.16
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£8.15£8.18£7.73Gravesham is higherDepends on how you count£6.84£6.87£6.49
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4.77£4.79£4.52Bury is higher£7.69£7.72£7.29
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,018.1Gravesham is higherDepends on how you count1,013.7
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
108.6Bury is higher115.6
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
160.7Bury is higher163.0
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
63.4Bury is higher74.5
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
203.1Bury is higher217.2
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
32.6Gravesham is higherDepends on how you count29.7
Show the numbers
| Measure | Gravesham | Bury | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,298£4,316£4,077 | £4,497£4,516£4,266 | Bury |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £13,207£13,263£12,527 | £12,993£13,048£12,324 | Gravesham |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2,308£2,318£2,189 | £2,263£2,272£2,146 | Gravesham |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,904£11,955£11,292 | £11,659£11,708£11,059 | Gravesham |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £512£514£486 | £509£511£483 | Gravesham |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £762£765£722 | £795£799£754 | Bury |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £29£29£27 | £30£30£28 | Bury |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £408£410£387 | £499£501£474 | Bury |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £161£162£153 | £153£154£145 | Gravesham |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £143£144£136 | £130£131£123 | Gravesham |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,907£1,915£1,809 | £1,757£1,765£1,667 | Gravesham |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £195£196£185 | £180£181£171 | Gravesham |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £242£243£229 | £361£362£342 | Bury |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £7.89£7.92£7.48 | £7.55£7.58£7.16 | Gravesham |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £8.15£8.18£7.73 | £6.84£6.87£6.49 | Gravesham |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4.77£4.79£4.52 | £7.69£7.72£7.29 | Bury |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,018.1 | 1,013.7 | Gravesham |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 108.6 | 115.6 | Bury |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 160.7 | 163.0 | Bury |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 63.4 | 74.5 | Bury |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 203.1 | 217.2 | Bury |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 32.6 | 29.7 | Gravesham |
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
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,298£4,316£4,077Bury is higher£4,497£4,516£4,266
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,100£2,109£1,992Bury is higherDepends on how you count£2,260£2,270£2,144
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,429£1,435£1,356Gravesham is higherDepends on how you count£1,397£1,403£1,325
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£1,892£1,901£1,795Bury is higherDepends on how you count£2,028£2,037£1,924
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£81£82£77Bury is higherDepends on how you count£89£89£84
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£121£122£115Bury is higher£138£139£131
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£4.58£4.59£4.34Bury is higher£5.17£5.19£4.90
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£408£410£387Bury is higher£499£501£474
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£161£162£153Gravesham is higherDepends on how you count£153£154£145
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£89£89£84Gravesham is higherDepends on how you count£80£81£76
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£1,181£1,186£1,120Gravesham is higherDepends on how you count£1,085£1,089£1,029
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£195£196£185Gravesham is higherDepends on how you count£180£181£171
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£150£150£142Bury is higher£223£224£211
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£4.88£4.90£4.63Gravesham is higherDepends on how you count£4.66£4.68£4.42
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£5.05£5.07£4.79Gravesham is higherDepends on how you count£4.23£4.25£4.01
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4.77£4.79£4.52Bury is higher£7.69£7.72£7.29
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
161.9Bury is higherDepends on how you count176.4
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
17.3Bury is higher20.1
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
25.5Bury is higher28.4
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
63.4Bury is higher74.5
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
125.8Bury is higher134.1
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
20.2Gravesham is higherDepends on how you count18.3
Show the numbers
| Measure | Gravesham | Bury | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,298£4,316£4,077 | £4,497£4,516£4,266 | Bury |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,100£2,109£1,992 | £2,260£2,270£2,144 | Bury |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,429£1,435£1,356 | £1,397£1,403£1,325 | Gravesham |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £1,892£1,901£1,795 | £2,028£2,037£1,924 | Bury |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £81£82£77 | £89£89£84 | Bury |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £121£122£115 | £138£139£131 | Bury |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £4.58£4.59£4.34 | £5.17£5.19£4.90 | Bury |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £408£410£387 | £499£501£474 | Bury |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £161£162£153 | £153£154£145 | Gravesham |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £89£89£84 | £80£81£76 | Gravesham |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £1,181£1,186£1,120 | £1,085£1,089£1,029 | Gravesham |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £195£196£185 | £180£181£171 | Gravesham |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £150£150£142 | £223£224£211 | Bury |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £4.88£4.90£4.63 | £4.66£4.68£4.42 | Gravesham |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £5.05£5.07£4.79 | £4.23£4.25£4.01 | Gravesham |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4.77£4.79£4.52 | £7.69£7.72£7.29 | Bury |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 161.9 | 176.4 | Bury |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 17.3 | 20.1 | Bury |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 25.5 | 28.4 | Bury |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 63.4 | 74.5 | Bury |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 125.8 | 134.1 | Bury |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 20.2 | 18.3 | Gravesham |
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
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£475.8m£477.9m£451.4mBury is higher£891.0m£894.8m£845.2m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£232.5m£233.4m£220.5mBury is higherDepends on how you count£447.8m£449.7m£424.8m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£158.2m£158.9m£150.1mBury is higherDepends on how you count£276.8m£277.9m£262.5m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£209.5m£210.4m£198.7mBury is higherDepends on how you count£401.9m£403.6m£381.2m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£9.0m£9.1m£8.6mBury is higherDepends on how you count£17.5m£17.6m£16.6m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£13.4m£13.5m£12.7mBury is higher£27.4m£27.5m£26.0m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.51m£0.51m£0.48mBury is higher£1.0m£1.0m£0.97m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£45.2m£45.4m£42.9mBury is higher£98.9m£99.3m£93.8m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£17.8m£17.9m£16.9mBury is higherDepends on how you count£30.3m£30.4m£28.7m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£9.8m£9.9m£9.3mBury is higherDepends on how you count£15.9m£16.0m£15.1m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£130.8m£131.3m£124.0mBury is higherDepends on how you count£214.9m£215.9m£203.9m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£21.6m£21.7m£20.5mBury is higherDepends on how you count£35.7m£35.8m£33.9m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£16.6m£16.6m£15.7mBury is higher£44.1m£44.3m£41.9m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.54m£0.54m£0.51mBury is higherDepends on how you count£0.92m£0.93m£0.88m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.56m£0.56m£0.53mBury is higherDepends on how you count£0.84m£0.84m£0.79m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.53m£0.53m£0.50mBury is higher£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
17,919Bury is higherDepends on how you count34,941
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,912Bury is higher3,983
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,828Bury is higher5,619
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
7,014Bury is higher14,764
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
13,922Bury is higher26,570
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,238Bury is higherDepends on how you count3,626
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| Measure | Gravesham | Bury | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £475.8m£477.9m£451.4m | £891.0m£894.8m£845.2m | Bury |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £232.5m£233.4m£220.5m | £447.8m£449.7m£424.8m | Bury |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £158.2m£158.9m£150.1m | £276.8m£277.9m£262.5m | Bury |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £209.5m£210.4m£198.7m | £401.9m£403.6m£381.2m | Bury |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £9.0m£9.1m£8.6m | £17.5m£17.6m£16.6m | Bury |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £13.4m£13.5m£12.7m | £27.4m£27.5m£26.0m | Bury |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.51m£0.51m£0.48m | £1.0m£1.0m£0.97m | Bury |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £45.2m£45.4m£42.9m | £98.9m£99.3m£93.8m | Bury |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £17.8m£17.9m£16.9m | £30.3m£30.4m£28.7m | Bury |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £9.8m£9.9m£9.3m | £15.9m£16.0m£15.1m | Bury |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £130.8m£131.3m£124.0m | £214.9m£215.9m£203.9m | Bury |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £21.6m£21.7m£20.5m | £35.7m£35.8m£33.9m | Bury |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £16.6m£16.6m£15.7m | £44.1m£44.3m£41.9m | Bury |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.54m£0.54m£0.51m | £0.92m£0.93m£0.88m | Bury |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.56m£0.56m£0.53m | £0.84m£0.84m£0.79m | Bury |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.53m£0.53m£0.50m | £1.5m£1.5m£1.4m | Bury |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 17,919 | 34,941 | Bury |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,912 | 3,983 | Bury |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,828 | 5,619 | Bury |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 7,014 | 14,764 | Bury |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 13,922 | 26,570 | Bury |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,238 | 3,626 | Bury |
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.