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Maidstone and Colchester

189,189 and 199,730 residents (mid-2024).

Maidstone is higher than Colchester on 7 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 9 of 21 per resident and 2 of 22 in total.

On 8 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

Maidstone is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Colchester on 15. 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

Maidstone Colchester

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Maidstone £3,977, Colchester £4,006Colchester: £4,006Maidstone: £3,977Colchester: £4,023Maidstone: £3,994Colchester: £3,800Maidstone: £3,772

    £3,977£3,994£3,772Colchester is higher£4,006£4,023£3,800

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Maidstone £12,613, Colchester £12,836Colchester: £12,836Maidstone: £12,613Colchester: £12,891Maidstone: £12,667Colchester: £12,175Maidstone: £11,964

    £12,613£12,667£11,964Colchester is higherDepends on how you count£12,836£12,891£12,175

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Maidstone £1,785, Colchester £1,742Colchester: £1,742Maidstone: £1,785Colchester: £1,750Maidstone: £1,793Colchester: £1,653Maidstone: £1,693

    £1,785£1,793£1,693Maidstone is higherDepends on how you count£1,742£1,750£1,653

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Maidstone £11,521, Colchester £11,610Colchester: £11,610Maidstone: £11,521Colchester: £11,659Maidstone: £11,570Colchester: £11,013Maidstone: £10,928

    £11,521£11,570£10,928Colchester is higherDepends on how you count£11,610£11,659£11,013

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Maidstone £395, Colchester £390Colchester: £390Maidstone: £395Colchester: £391Maidstone: £396Colchester: £370Maidstone: £374

    £395£396£374Maidstone is higherDepends on how you count£390£391£370

  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: Maidstone £677, Colchester £815Colchester: £815Maidstone: £677Colchester: £818Maidstone: £679Colchester: £773Maidstone: £642

    £677£679£642Colchester is higher£815£818£773

  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: Maidstone £21, Colchester £22Colchester: £22Maidstone: £21Colchester: £22Maidstone: £21Colchester: £20Maidstone: £20

    £21£21£20Colchester is higher£22£22£20

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Maidstone £331, Colchester £364Colchester: £364Maidstone: £331Colchester: £366Maidstone: £333Colchester: £345Maidstone: £314

    £331£333£314Colchester is higher£364£366£345

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Maidstone £128, Colchester £153Colchester: £153Maidstone: £128Colchester: £153Maidstone: £128Colchester: £145Maidstone: £121

    £128£128£121Colchester is higher£153£153£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: Maidstone £102, Colchester £97Colchester: £97Maidstone: £102Colchester: £98Maidstone: £103Colchester: £92Maidstone: £97

    £102£103£97Maidstone is higherDepends on how you count£97£98£92

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Maidstone £1,452, Colchester £1,388Colchester: £1,388Maidstone: £1,452Colchester: £1,394Maidstone: £1,458Colchester: £1,317Maidstone: £1,377

    £1,452£1,458£1,377Maidstone is higherDepends on how you count£1,388£1,394£1,317

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Maidstone £159, Colchester £190Colchester: £190Maidstone: £159Colchester: £191Maidstone: £160Colchester: £180Maidstone: £151

    £159£160£151Colchester is higher£190£191£180

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Maidstone £219, Colchester £243Colchester: £243Maidstone: £219Colchester: £244Maidstone: £220Colchester: £231Maidstone: £208

    £219£220£208Colchester is higher£243£244£231

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Maidstone £6.53, Colchester £7.93Colchester: £7.93Maidstone: £6.53Colchester: £7.96Maidstone: £6.55Colchester: £7.52Maidstone: £6.19

    £6.53£6.55£6.19Colchester is higher£7.93£7.96£7.52

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Maidstone £5.37, Colchester £5.75Colchester: £5.75Maidstone: £5.37Colchester: £5.77Maidstone: £5.39Colchester: £5.45Maidstone: £5.09

    £5.37£5.39£5.09Colchester is higher£5.75£5.77£5.45

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Maidstone £8.03, Colchester £3.77Colchester: £3.77Maidstone: £8.03Colchester: £3.79Maidstone: £8.07Colchester: £3.58Maidstone: £7.62

    £8.03£8.07£7.62Maidstone is higher£3.77£3.79£3.58

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Maidstone 998.8, Colchester 1,005.5Colchester: 1,005.5Maidstone: 998.8

    998.8Colchester is higherDepends on how you count1,005.5

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Maidstone 83.7, Colchester 87.4Colchester: 87.4Maidstone: 83.7

    83.7Colchester is higher87.4

  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: Maidstone 141.5, Colchester 165.9Colchester: 165.9Maidstone: 141.5

    141.5Colchester is higher165.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Maidstone 52.0, Colchester 57.0Colchester: 57.0Maidstone: 52.0

    52.0Colchester is higher57.0

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Maidstone 158.9, Colchester 158.6Colchester: 158.6Maidstone: 158.9

    158.9Maidstone is higherDepends on how you count158.6

  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: Maidstone 23.5, Colchester 21.7Colchester: 21.7Maidstone: 23.5

    23.5Maidstone is higher21.7

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Maidstone and Colchester, per person in the age group
MeasureMaidstoneColchesterHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,977£3,994£3,772£4,006£4,023£3,800Colchester
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,613£12,667£11,964£12,836£12,891£12,175Colchester
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,785£1,793£1,693£1,742£1,750£1,653Maidstone
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,521£11,570£10,928£11,610£11,659£11,013Colchester
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£395£396£374£390£391£370Maidstone
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£677£679£642£815£818£773Colchester
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£21£21£20£22£22£20Colchester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£331£333£314£364£366£345Colchester
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£128£128£121£153£153£145Colchester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£102£103£97£97£98£92Maidstone
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,452£1,458£1,377£1,388£1,394£1,317Maidstone
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£159£160£151£190£191£180Colchester
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£219£220£208£243£244£231Colchester
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.53£6.55£6.19£7.93£7.96£7.52Colchester
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.37£5.39£5.09£5.75£5.77£5.45Colchester
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.03£8.07£7.62£3.77£3.79£3.58Maidstone
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026998.81,005.5Colchester
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202683.787.4Colchester
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026141.5165.9Colchester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202652.057.0Colchester
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026158.9158.6Maidstone
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202623.521.7Maidstone

Per resident

Maidstone is higher on 9 of 21 measures, and Colchester on 12. 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

Maidstone Colchester

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Maidstone £3,977, Colchester £4,006Colchester: £4,006Maidstone: £3,977Colchester: £4,023Maidstone: £3,994Colchester: £3,800Maidstone: £3,772

    £3,977£3,994£3,772Colchester is higher£4,006£4,023£3,800

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Maidstone £2,250, Colchester £2,198Colchester: £2,198Maidstone: £2,250Colchester: £2,208Maidstone: £2,259Colchester: £2,085Maidstone: £2,134

    £2,250£2,259£2,134Maidstone is higherDepends on how you count£2,198£2,208£2,085

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Maidstone £1,101, Colchester £1,097Colchester: £1,097Maidstone: £1,101Colchester: £1,102Maidstone: £1,106Colchester: £1,041Maidstone: £1,045

    £1,101£1,106£1,045Maidstone is higherDepends on how you count£1,097£1,102£1,041

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Maidstone £2,055, Colchester £1,988Colchester: £1,988Maidstone: £2,055Colchester: £1,997Maidstone: £2,064Colchester: £1,886Maidstone: £1,949

    £2,055£2,064£1,949Maidstone is higherDepends on how you count£1,988£1,997£1,886

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Maidstone £70, Colchester £67Colchester: £67Maidstone: £70Colchester: £67Maidstone: £71Colchester: £63Maidstone: £67

    £70£71£67Maidstone is higherDepends on how you count£67£67£63

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Maidstone £121, Colchester £139Colchester: £139Maidstone: £121Colchester: £140Maidstone: £121Colchester: £132Maidstone: £114

    £121£121£114Colchester is higher£139£140£132

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Maidstone £3.70, Colchester £3.70Colchester: £3.70Maidstone: £3.70Colchester: £3.72Maidstone: £3.72Colchester: £3.51Maidstone: £3.51

    £3.70£3.72£3.51No difference to show£3.70£3.72£3.51

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Maidstone £331, Colchester £364Colchester: £364Maidstone: £331Colchester: £366Maidstone: £333Colchester: £345Maidstone: £314

    £331£333£314Colchester is higher£364£366£345

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Maidstone £128, Colchester £153Colchester: £153Maidstone: £128Colchester: £153Maidstone: £128Colchester: £145Maidstone: £121

    £128£128£121Colchester is higher£153£153£145

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Maidstone £63, Colchester £61Colchester: £61Maidstone: £63Colchester: £61Maidstone: £63Colchester: £58Maidstone: £60

    £63£63£60Maidstone is higherDepends on how you count£61£61£58

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Maidstone £896, Colchester £874Colchester: £874Maidstone: £896Colchester: £878Maidstone: £899Colchester: £829Maidstone: £849

    £896£899£849Maidstone is higherDepends on how you count£874£878£829

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Maidstone £159, Colchester £190Colchester: £190Maidstone: £159Colchester: £191Maidstone: £160Colchester: £180Maidstone: £151

    £159£160£151Colchester is higher£190£191£180

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Maidstone £135, Colchester £153Colchester: £153Maidstone: £135Colchester: £154Maidstone: £136Colchester: £145Maidstone: £128

    £135£136£128Colchester is higher£153£154£145

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Maidstone £4.03, Colchester £4.99Colchester: £4.99Maidstone: £4.03Colchester: £5.01Maidstone: £4.04Colchester: £4.73Maidstone: £3.82

    £4.03£4.04£3.82Colchester is higher£4.99£5.01£4.73

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Maidstone £3.31, Colchester £3.62Colchester: £3.62Maidstone: £3.31Colchester: £3.63Maidstone: £3.32Colchester: £3.43Maidstone: £3.14

    £3.31£3.32£3.14Colchester is higher£3.62£3.63£3.43

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Maidstone £8.03, Colchester £3.77Colchester: £3.77Maidstone: £8.03Colchester: £3.79Maidstone: £8.07Colchester: £3.58Maidstone: £7.62

    £8.03£8.07£7.62Maidstone is higher£3.77£3.79£3.58

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Maidstone 178.1, Colchester 172.2Colchester: 172.2Maidstone: 178.1

    178.1Maidstone is higherDepends on how you count172.2

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Maidstone 14.9, Colchester 15.0Colchester: 15.0Maidstone: 14.9

    14.9Colchester is higher15.0

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Maidstone 25.2, Colchester 28.4Colchester: 28.4Maidstone: 25.2

    25.2Colchester 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: Maidstone 52.0, Colchester 57.0Colchester: 57.0Maidstone: 52.0

    52.0Colchester is higher57.0

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Maidstone 98.0, Colchester 99.9Colchester: 99.9Maidstone: 98.0

    98.0Colchester is higherDepends on how you count99.9

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Maidstone 14.5, Colchester 13.7Colchester: 13.7Maidstone: 14.5

    14.5Maidstone is higher13.7

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Maidstone and Colchester, per resident
MeasureMaidstoneColchesterHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,977£3,994£3,772£4,006£4,023£3,800Colchester
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,250£2,259£2,134£2,198£2,208£2,085Maidstone
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,101£1,106£1,045£1,097£1,102£1,041Maidstone
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,055£2,064£1,949£1,988£1,997£1,886Maidstone
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£70£71£67£67£67£63Maidstone
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£121£121£114£139£140£132Colchester
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.70£3.72£3.51£3.70£3.72£3.51
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£331£333£314£364£366£345Colchester
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£128£128£121£153£153£145Colchester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£63£63£60£61£61£58Maidstone
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£896£899£849£874£878£829Maidstone
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£159£160£151£190£191£180Colchester
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£135£136£128£153£154£145Colchester
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.03£4.04£3.82£4.99£5.01£4.73Colchester
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.31£3.32£3.14£3.62£3.63£3.43Colchester
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.03£8.07£7.62£3.77£3.79£3.58Maidstone
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026178.1172.2Maidstone
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202614.915.0Colchester
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202625.228.4Colchester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202652.057.0Colchester
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202698.099.9Colchester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202614.513.7Maidstone

Total

Maidstone is higher on 2 of 22 measures, and Colchester on 20. 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

Maidstone Colchester

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Maidstone £752.4m, Colchester £800.1mColchester: £800.1mMaidstone: £752.4mColchester: £803.5mMaidstone: £755.6mColchester: £758.9mMaidstone: £713.7m

    £752.4m£755.6m£713.7mColchester is higher£800.1m£803.5m£758.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Maidstone £425.6m, Colchester £439.1mColchester: £439.1mMaidstone: £425.6mColchester: £440.9mMaidstone: £427.4mColchester: £416.5mMaidstone: £403.7m

    £425.6m£427.4m£403.7mColchester is higherDepends on how you count£439.1m£440.9m£416.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Maidstone £208.4m, Colchester £219.1mColchester: £219.1mMaidstone: £208.4mColchester: £220.1mMaidstone: £209.3mColchester: £207.9mMaidstone: £197.6m

    £208.4m£209.3m£197.6mColchester is higherDepends on how you count£219.1m£220.1m£207.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Maidstone £388.8m, Colchester £397.1mColchester: £397.1mMaidstone: £388.8mColchester: £398.8mMaidstone: £390.4mColchester: £376.7mMaidstone: £368.7m

    £388.8m£390.4m£368.7mColchester is higherDepends on how you count£397.1m£398.8m£376.7m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Maidstone £13.3m, Colchester £13.3mColchester: £13.3mMaidstone: £13.3mColchester: £13.4mMaidstone: £13.4mColchester: £12.6mMaidstone: £12.6m

    £13.3m£13.4m£12.6mColchester is higherDepends on how you count£13.3m£13.4m£12.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Maidstone £22.8m, Colchester £27.9mColchester: £27.9mMaidstone: £22.8mColchester: £28.0mMaidstone: £22.9mColchester: £26.4mMaidstone: £21.7m

    £22.8m£22.9m£21.7mColchester is higher£27.9m£28.0m£26.4m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Maidstone £0.70m, Colchester £0.74mColchester: £0.74mMaidstone: £0.70mColchester: £0.74mMaidstone: £0.70mColchester: £0.70mMaidstone: £0.66m

    £0.70m£0.70m£0.66mColchester is higher£0.74m£0.74m£0.70m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Maidstone £62.7m, Colchester £72.7mColchester: £72.7mMaidstone: £62.7mColchester: £73.0mMaidstone: £62.9mColchester: £69.0mMaidstone: £59.4m

    £62.7m£62.9m£59.4mColchester is higher£72.7m£73.0m£69.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Maidstone £24.1m, Colchester £30.5mColchester: £30.5mMaidstone: £24.1mColchester: £30.6mMaidstone: £24.2mColchester: £28.9mMaidstone: £22.9m

    £24.1m£24.2m£22.9mColchester is higher£30.5m£30.6m£28.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Maidstone £11.9m, Colchester £12.2mColchester: £12.2mMaidstone: £11.9mColchester: £12.3mMaidstone: £12.0mColchester: £11.6mMaidstone: £11.3m

    £11.9m£12.0m£11.3mColchester is higherDepends on how you count£12.2m£12.3m£11.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Maidstone £169.4m, Colchester £174.6mColchester: £174.6mMaidstone: £169.4mColchester: £175.4mMaidstone: £170.1mColchester: £165.6mMaidstone: £160.7m

    £169.4m£170.1m£160.7mColchester is higherDepends on how you count£174.6m£175.4m£165.6m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Maidstone £30.1m, Colchester £37.9mColchester: £37.9mMaidstone: £30.1mColchester: £38.1mMaidstone: £30.2mColchester: £36.0mMaidstone: £28.6m

    £30.1m£30.2m£28.6mColchester is higher£37.9m£38.1m£36.0m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Maidstone £25.6m, Colchester £30.6mColchester: £30.6mMaidstone: £25.6mColchester: £30.7mMaidstone: £25.7mColchester: £29.0mMaidstone: £24.3m

    £25.6m£25.7m£24.3mColchester is higher£30.6m£30.7m£29.0m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Maidstone £0.76m, Colchester £1.00mColchester: £1.00mMaidstone: £0.76mColchester: £1.0mMaidstone: £0.76mColchester: £0.95mMaidstone: £0.72m

    £0.76m£0.76m£0.72mColchester is higher£1.00m£1.0m£0.95m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Maidstone £0.63m, Colchester £0.72mColchester: £0.72mMaidstone: £0.63mColchester: £0.73mMaidstone: £0.63mColchester: £0.69mMaidstone: £0.59m

    £0.63m£0.63m£0.59mColchester is higher£0.72m£0.73m£0.69m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Maidstone £1.5m, Colchester £0.75mColchester: £0.75mMaidstone: £1.5mColchester: £0.76mMaidstone: £1.5mColchester: £0.72mMaidstone: £1.4m

    £1.5m£1.5m£1.4mMaidstone is higher£0.75m£0.76m£0.72m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Maidstone 33,700, Colchester 34,395Colchester: 34,395Maidstone: 33,700

    33,700Colchester is higherDepends on how you count34,395

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Maidstone 2,824, Colchester 2,989Colchester: 2,989Maidstone: 2,824

    2,824Colchester is higher2,989

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Maidstone 4,775, Colchester 5,675Colchester: 5,675Maidstone: 4,775

    4,775Colchester is higher5,675

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Maidstone 9,832, Colchester 11,389Colchester: 11,389Maidstone: 9,832

    9,832Colchester is higher11,389

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Maidstone 18,543, Colchester 19,955Colchester: 19,955Maidstone: 18,543

    18,543Colchester is higherDepends on how you count19,955

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Maidstone 2,737, Colchester 2,735Colchester: 2,735Maidstone: 2,737

    2,737Maidstone is higher2,735

Show the numbers
Maidstone and Colchester, total
MeasureMaidstoneColchesterHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£752.4m£755.6m£713.7m£800.1m£803.5m£758.9mColchester
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£425.6m£427.4m£403.7m£439.1m£440.9m£416.5mColchester
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£208.4m£209.3m£197.6m£219.1m£220.1m£207.9mColchester
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£388.8m£390.4m£368.7m£397.1m£398.8m£376.7mColchester
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£13.3m£13.4m£12.6m£13.3m£13.4m£12.6mColchester
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£22.8m£22.9m£21.7m£27.9m£28.0m£26.4mColchester
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.70m£0.70m£0.66m£0.74m£0.74m£0.70mColchester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£62.7m£62.9m£59.4m£72.7m£73.0m£69.0mColchester
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£24.1m£24.2m£22.9m£30.5m£30.6m£28.9mColchester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.9m£12.0m£11.3m£12.2m£12.3m£11.6mColchester
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£169.4m£170.1m£160.7m£174.6m£175.4m£165.6mColchester
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£30.1m£30.2m£28.6m£37.9m£38.1m£36.0mColchester
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£25.6m£25.7m£24.3m£30.6m£30.7m£29.0mColchester
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.76m£0.76m£0.72m£1.00m£1.0m£0.95mColchester
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.63m£0.63m£0.59m£0.72m£0.73m£0.69mColchester
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m£0.75m£0.76m£0.72mMaidstone
State Pensiontotal, March 202633,70034,395Colchester
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,8242,989Colchester
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,7755,675Colchester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,83211,389Colchester
Universal Credittotal, May 202618,54319,955Colchester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,7372,735Maidstone

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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