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Sevenoaks and Epping Forest
Sevenoaks is higher than Epping Forest on 5 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 8 of 22 per resident and 1 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
Sevenoaks is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Epping Forest on 17. 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
Sevenoaks Epping Forest
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,094£4,111£3,883Sevenoaks is higherDepends on how you count£4,015£4,032£3,808
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,805£12,860£12,146Epping Forest is higherDepends on how you count£12,866£12,921£12,204
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,427£1,433£1,354Epping Forest is higher£1,594£1,600£1,512
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,785£11,836£11,179Sevenoaks is higherDepends on how you count£11,648£11,698£11,049
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£303£304£287Epping Forest is higher£458£460£435
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£700£703£664Epping Forest is higherDepends on how you count£735£739£698
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£17£18£17Epping Forest is higher£25£25£23
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£282£283£268Epping Forest is higher£304£306£289
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£134£135£128Sevenoaks is higher£100£100£95
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£95£96£91Sevenoaks is higherDepends on how you count£86£86£81
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,140£1,144£1,081Epping Forest is higher£1,296£1,302£1,230
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£145£145£137Epping Forest is higher£165£165£156
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£181£181£171Epping Forest is higher£198£199£188
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£6.31£6.34£5.99Epping Forest is higher£8.08£8.11£7.66
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£5.27£5.29£5.00Epping Forest is higher£5.49£5.52£5.21
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.57£5.59£5.28Epping Forest is higher£6.77£6.80£6.42
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
996.4Epping Forest is higherDepends on how you count1,006.6
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
68.7Epping Forest is higher96.8
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
140.7Epping Forest is higher158.1
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
44.1Epping Forest is higher48.1
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
119.4Epping Forest is higher136.6
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
21.6Sevenoaks is higherDepends on how you count20.1
Show the numbers
| Measure | Sevenoaks | Epping Forest | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,094£4,111£3,883 | £4,015£4,032£3,808 | Sevenoaks |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,805£12,860£12,146 | £12,866£12,921£12,204 | Epping Forest |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,427£1,433£1,354 | £1,594£1,600£1,512 | Epping Forest |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,785£11,836£11,179 | £11,648£11,698£11,049 | Sevenoaks |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £303£304£287 | £458£460£435 | Epping Forest |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £700£703£664 | £735£739£698 | Epping Forest |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £17£18£17 | £25£25£23 | Epping Forest |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £282£283£268 | £304£306£289 | Epping Forest |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £134£135£128 | £100£100£95 | Sevenoaks |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £95£96£91 | £86£86£81 | Sevenoaks |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,140£1,144£1,081 | £1,296£1,302£1,230 | Epping Forest |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £145£145£137 | £165£165£156 | Epping Forest |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £181£181£171 | £198£199£188 | Epping Forest |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £6.31£6.34£5.99 | £8.08£8.11£7.66 | Epping Forest |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £5.27£5.29£5.00 | £5.49£5.52£5.21 | Epping Forest |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.57£5.59£5.28 | £6.77£6.80£6.42 | Epping Forest |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 996.4 | 1,006.6 | Epping Forest |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 68.7 | 96.8 | Epping Forest |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 140.7 | 158.1 | Epping Forest |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 44.1 | 48.1 | Epping Forest |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 119.4 | 136.6 | Epping Forest |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 21.6 | 20.1 | Sevenoaks |
Per resident
Sevenoaks is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Epping Forest 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
Sevenoaks Epping Forest
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,094£4,111£3,883Sevenoaks is higherDepends on how you count£4,015£4,032£3,808
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,695£2,706£2,556Sevenoaks is higherDepends on how you count£2,463£2,473£2,336
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£832£836£789Epping Forest is higher£976£981£926
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,480£2,491£2,352Sevenoaks is higherDepends on how you count£2,230£2,239£2,115
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£64£64£60Epping Forest is higher£88£88£83
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£147£148£140Sevenoaks is higherDepends on how you count£141£141£134
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£3.67£3.68£3.48Epping Forest is higher£4.72£4.74£4.48
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£282£283£268Epping Forest is higher£304£306£289
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£134£135£128Sevenoaks is higher£100£100£95
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£56£56£53Sevenoaks is higherDepends on how you count£53£53£50
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£665£667£630Epping Forest is higher£794£798£754
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£145£145£137Epping Forest is higher£165£165£156
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£105£106£100Epping Forest is higher£121£122£115
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£3.69£3.71£3.50Epping Forest is higher£4.95£4.98£4.70
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£3.07£3.08£2.91Epping Forest is higher£3.36£3.38£3.19
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.57£5.59£5.28Epping Forest is higher£6.77£6.80£6.42
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
209.7Sevenoaks is higherDepends on how you count192.7
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
14.5Epping Forest is higher18.5
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
29.6Epping Forest is higher30.3
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
44.1Epping Forest is higher48.1
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
69.6Epping Forest is higher83.7
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
12.6Sevenoaks is higherDepends on how you count12.3
Show the numbers
| Measure | Sevenoaks | Epping Forest | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,094£4,111£3,883 | £4,015£4,032£3,808 | Sevenoaks |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,695£2,706£2,556 | £2,463£2,473£2,336 | Sevenoaks |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £832£836£789 | £976£981£926 | Epping Forest |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,480£2,491£2,352 | £2,230£2,239£2,115 | Sevenoaks |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £64£64£60 | £88£88£83 | Epping Forest |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £147£148£140 | £141£141£134 | Sevenoaks |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £3.67£3.68£3.48 | £4.72£4.74£4.48 | Epping Forest |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £282£283£268 | £304£306£289 | Epping Forest |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £134£135£128 | £100£100£95 | Sevenoaks |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £56£56£53 | £53£53£50 | Sevenoaks |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £665£667£630 | £794£798£754 | Epping Forest |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £145£145£137 | £165£165£156 | Epping Forest |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £105£106£100 | £121£122£115 | Epping Forest |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £3.69£3.71£3.50 | £4.95£4.98£4.70 | Epping Forest |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £3.07£3.08£2.91 | £3.36£3.38£3.19 | Epping Forest |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.57£5.59£5.28 | £6.77£6.80£6.42 | Epping Forest |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 209.7 | 192.7 | Sevenoaks |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 14.5 | 18.5 | Epping Forest |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 29.6 | 30.3 | Epping Forest |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 44.1 | 48.1 | Epping Forest |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 69.6 | 83.7 | Epping Forest |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 12.6 | 12.3 | Sevenoaks |
Total
Sevenoaks is higher on 1 of 22 measures, and Epping Forest on 21. 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
Sevenoaks Epping Forest
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£502.1m£504.2m£476.2mEpping Forest is higherDepends on how you count£550.7m£553.1m£522.4m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£330.5m£331.9m£313.5mEpping Forest is higherDepends on how you count£337.8m£339.3m£320.5m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£102.1m£102.5m£96.8mEpping Forest is higher£134.0m£134.5m£127.1m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£304.2m£305.5m£288.5mEpping Forest is higherDepends on how you count£305.9m£307.2m£290.1m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£7.8m£7.9m£7.4mEpping Forest is higher£12.0m£12.1m£11.4m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£18.1m£18.1m£17.1mEpping Forest is higherDepends on how you count£19.3m£19.4m£18.3m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.45m£0.45m£0.43mEpping Forest is higher£0.65m£0.65m£0.61m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£34.6m£34.7m£32.8mEpping Forest is higher£41.8m£41.9m£39.6m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£16.5m£16.6m£15.6mSevenoaks is higher£13.7m£13.7m£13.0m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£6.8m£6.9m£6.5mEpping Forest is higherDepends on how you count£7.2m£7.2m£6.8m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£81.5m£81.9m£77.3mEpping Forest is higher£109.0m£109.4m£103.4m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£17.7m£17.8m£16.8mEpping Forest is higher£22.6m£22.7m£21.4m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£12.9m£13.0m£12.3mEpping Forest is higher£16.6m£16.7m£15.8m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.45m£0.45m£0.43mEpping Forest is higher£0.68m£0.68m£0.64m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.38m£0.38m£0.36mEpping Forest is higher£0.46m£0.46m£0.44m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.68m£0.69m£0.65mEpping Forest is higher£0.93m£0.93m£0.88m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
25,717Epping Forest is higherDepends on how you count26,431
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,772Epping Forest is higher2,541
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
3,631Epping Forest is higher4,151
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
5,404Epping Forest is higher6,599
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
8,540Epping Forest is higher11,483
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,547Epping Forest is higherDepends on how you count1,691
Show the numbers
| Measure | Sevenoaks | Epping Forest | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £502.1m£504.2m£476.2m | £550.7m£553.1m£522.4m | Epping Forest |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £330.5m£331.9m£313.5m | £337.8m£339.3m£320.5m | Epping Forest |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £102.1m£102.5m£96.8m | £134.0m£134.5m£127.1m | Epping Forest |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £304.2m£305.5m£288.5m | £305.9m£307.2m£290.1m | Epping Forest |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £7.8m£7.9m£7.4m | £12.0m£12.1m£11.4m | Epping Forest |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £18.1m£18.1m£17.1m | £19.3m£19.4m£18.3m | Epping Forest |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.45m£0.45m£0.43m | £0.65m£0.65m£0.61m | Epping Forest |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £34.6m£34.7m£32.8m | £41.8m£41.9m£39.6m | Epping Forest |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £16.5m£16.6m£15.6m | £13.7m£13.7m£13.0m | Sevenoaks |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £6.8m£6.9m£6.5m | £7.2m£7.2m£6.8m | Epping Forest |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £81.5m£81.9m£77.3m | £109.0m£109.4m£103.4m | Epping Forest |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £17.7m£17.8m£16.8m | £22.6m£22.7m£21.4m | Epping Forest |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £12.9m£13.0m£12.3m | £16.6m£16.7m£15.8m | Epping Forest |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.45m£0.45m£0.43m | £0.68m£0.68m£0.64m | Epping Forest |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.38m£0.38m£0.36m | £0.46m£0.46m£0.44m | Epping Forest |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.68m£0.69m£0.65m | £0.93m£0.93m£0.88m | Epping Forest |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 25,717 | 26,431 | Epping Forest |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,772 | 2,541 | Epping Forest |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 3,631 | 4,151 | Epping Forest |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 5,404 | 6,599 | Epping Forest |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 8,540 | 11,483 | Epping Forest |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,547 | 1,691 | Epping Forest |
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.