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Swale and Preston

158,754 and 161,593 residents (mid-2024).

Swale is higher than Preston on 13 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 17 of 22 per resident and 14 of 22 in total.

On 5 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

Swale is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Preston on 9. 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

Swale Preston

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Swale £4,743, Preston £4,068Preston: £4,068Swale: £4,743Preston: £4,085Swale: £4,763Preston: £3,859Swale: £4,499

    £4,743£4,763£4,499Swale is higher£4,068£4,085£3,859

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Swale £12,903, Preston £12,785Preston: £12,785Swale: £12,903Preston: £12,839Swale: £12,958Preston: £12,127Swale: £12,239

    £12,903£12,958£12,239Swale is higher£12,785£12,839£12,127

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Swale £2,435, Preston £2,226Preston: £2,226Swale: £2,435Preston: £2,235Swale: £2,446Preston: £2,111Swale: £2,310

    £2,435£2,446£2,310Swale is higherDepends on how you count£2,226£2,235£2,111

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Swale £11,681, Preston £11,280Preston: £11,280Swale: £11,681Preston: £11,328Swale: £11,731Preston: £10,699Swale: £11,080

    £11,681£11,731£11,080Swale is higher£11,280£11,328£10,699

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Swale £444, Preston £661Preston: £661Swale: £444Preston: £663Swale: £446Preston: £627Swale: £421

    £444£446£421Preston is higher£661£663£627

  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: Swale £750, Preston £808Preston: £808Swale: £750Preston: £811Swale: £753Preston: £766Swale: £711

    £750£753£711Preston is higherDepends on how you count£808£811£766

  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: Swale £28, Preston £37Preston: £37Swale: £28Preston: £37Swale: £28Preston: £35Swale: £26

    £28£28£26Preston is higherDepends on how you count£37£37£35

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Swale £518, Preston £530Preston: £530Swale: £518Preston: £532Swale: £521Preston: £503Swale: £492

    £518£521£492Preston is higher£530£532£503

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Swale £204, Preston £114Preston: £114Swale: £204Preston: £114Swale: £205Preston: £108Swale: £193

    £204£205£193Swale is higher£114£114£108

  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: Swale £177, Preston £117Preston: £117Swale: £177Preston: £117Swale: £177Preston: £111Swale: £168

    £177£177£168Swale is higher£117£117£111

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Swale £1,957, Preston £1,759Preston: £1,759Swale: £1,957Preston: £1,767Swale: £1,965Preston: £1,669Swale: £1,856

    £1,957£1,965£1,856Swale is higher£1,759£1,767£1,669

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Swale £188, Preston £225Preston: £225Swale: £188Preston: £226Swale: £189Preston: £214Swale: £178

    £188£189£178Preston is higher£225£226£214

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Swale £285, Preston £338Preston: £338Swale: £285Preston: £339Swale: £286Preston: £320Swale: £270

    £285£286£270Preston is higher£338£339£320

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Swale £7.90, Preston £5.25Preston: £5.25Swale: £7.90Preston: £5.27Swale: £7.93Preston: £4.98Swale: £7.49

    £7.90£7.93£7.49Swale is higher£5.25£5.27£4.98

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Swale £9.10, Preston £7.24Preston: £7.24Swale: £9.10Preston: £7.27Swale: £9.14Preston: £6.87Swale: £8.63

    £9.10£9.14£8.63Swale is higher£7.24£7.27£6.87

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Swale £6.07, Preston £4.08Preston: £4.08Swale: £6.07Preston: £4.10Swale: £6.10Preston: £3.87Swale: £5.76

    £6.07£6.10£5.76Swale is higher£4.08£4.10£3.87

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Swale 1,026.2, Preston 1,008.3Preston: 1,008.3Swale: 1,026.2

    1,026.2Swale is higher1,008.3

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Swale 108.8, Preston 145.6Preston: 145.6Swale: 108.8

    108.8Preston is higherDepends on how you count145.6

  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: Swale 158.7, Preston 160.7Preston: 160.7Swale: 158.7

    158.7Preston is higherDepends on how you count160.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Swale 81.0, Preston 78.8Preston: 78.8Swale: 81.0

    81.0Swale is higher78.8

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Swale 212.3, Preston 220.2Preston: 220.2Swale: 212.3

    212.3Preston is higher220.2

  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: Swale 40.2, Preston 26.8Preston: 26.8Swale: 40.2

    40.2Swale is higher26.8

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Swale and Preston, per person in the age group
MeasureSwalePrestonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,743£4,763£4,499£4,068£4,085£3,859Swale
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,903£12,958£12,239£12,785£12,839£12,127Swale
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,435£2,446£2,310£2,226£2,235£2,111Swale
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,681£11,731£11,080£11,280£11,328£10,699Swale
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£444£446£421£661£663£627Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£750£753£711£808£811£766Preston
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£28£28£26£37£37£35Preston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£518£521£492£530£532£503Preston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£204£205£193£114£114£108Swale
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£177£177£168£117£117£111Swale
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,957£1,965£1,856£1,759£1,767£1,669Swale
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£188£189£178£225£226£214Preston
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£285£286£270£338£339£320Preston
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.90£7.93£7.49£5.25£5.27£4.98Swale
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.10£9.14£8.63£7.24£7.27£6.87Swale
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.07£6.10£5.76£4.08£4.10£3.87Swale
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,026.21,008.3Swale
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026108.8145.6Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026158.7160.7Preston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202681.078.8Swale
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026212.3220.2Preston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202640.226.8Swale

Per resident

Swale is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Preston 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

Swale Preston

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Swale £4,743, Preston £4,068Preston: £4,068Swale: £4,743Preston: £4,085Swale: £4,763Preston: £3,859Swale: £4,499

    £4,743£4,763£4,499Swale is higher£4,068£4,085£3,859

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Swale £2,335, Preston £1,725Preston: £1,725Swale: £2,335Preston: £1,733Swale: £2,344Preston: £1,637Swale: £2,214

    £2,335£2,344£2,214Swale is higher£1,725£1,733£1,637

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Swale £1,492, Preston £1,469Preston: £1,469Swale: £1,492Preston: £1,476Swale: £1,499Preston: £1,394Swale: £1,416

    £1,492£1,499£1,416Swale is higherDepends on how you count£1,469£1,476£1,394

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Swale £2,114, Preston £1,522Preston: £1,522Swale: £2,114Preston: £1,529Swale: £2,123Preston: £1,444Swale: £2,005

    £2,114£2,123£2,005Swale is higher£1,522£1,529£1,444

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Swale £80, Preston £89Preston: £89Swale: £80Preston: £90Swale: £81Preston: £85Swale: £76

    £80£81£76Preston is higher£89£90£85

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Swale £136, Preston £109Preston: £109Swale: £136Preston: £110Swale: £136Preston: £103Swale: £129

    £136£136£129Swale is higherDepends on how you count£109£110£103

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Swale £5.03, Preston £4.95Preston: £4.95Swale: £5.03Preston: £4.98Swale: £5.05Preston: £4.70Swale: £4.77

    £5.03£5.05£4.77Swale is higherDepends on how you count£4.95£4.98£4.70

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Swale £518, Preston £530Preston: £530Swale: £518Preston: £532Swale: £521Preston: £503Swale: £492

    £518£521£492Preston is higher£530£532£503

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Swale £204, Preston £114Preston: £114Swale: £204Preston: £114Swale: £205Preston: £108Swale: £193

    £204£205£193Swale is higher£114£114£108

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Swale £108, Preston £77Preston: £77Swale: £108Preston: £77Swale: £109Preston: £73Swale: £103

    £108£109£103Swale is higher£77£77£73

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Swale £1,199, Preston £1,161Preston: £1,161Swale: £1,199Preston: £1,166Swale: £1,204Preston: £1,101Swale: £1,138

    £1,199£1,204£1,138Swale is higher£1,161£1,166£1,101

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Swale £188, Preston £225Preston: £225Swale: £188Preston: £226Swale: £189Preston: £214Swale: £178

    £188£189£178Preston is higher£225£226£214

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Swale £174, Preston £223Preston: £223Swale: £174Preston: £224Swale: £175Preston: £211Swale: £165

    £174£175£165Preston is higher£223£224£211

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Swale £4.84, Preston £3.47Preston: £3.47Swale: £4.84Preston: £3.48Swale: £4.86Preston: £3.29Swale: £4.59

    £4.84£4.86£4.59Swale is higher£3.47£3.48£3.29

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Swale £5.58, Preston £4.78Preston: £4.78Swale: £5.58Preston: £4.80Swale: £5.60Preston: £4.53Swale: £5.29

    £5.58£5.60£5.29Swale is higher£4.78£4.80£4.53

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Swale £6.07, Preston £4.08Preston: £4.08Swale: £6.07Preston: £4.10Swale: £6.10Preston: £3.87Swale: £5.76

    £6.07£6.10£5.76Swale is higher£4.08£4.10£3.87

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Swale 185.7, Preston 136.1Preston: 136.1Swale: 185.7

    185.7Swale is higher136.1

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Swale 19.7, Preston 19.7Preston: 19.7Swale: 19.7

    19.7Swale is higherDepends on how you count19.7

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Swale 28.7, Preston 21.7Preston: 21.7Swale: 28.7

    28.7Swale is higherDepends on how you count21.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Swale 81.0, Preston 78.8Preston: 78.8Swale: 81.0

    81.0Swale is higher78.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Swale 130.1, Preston 145.3Preston: 145.3Swale: 130.1

    130.1Preston is higher145.3

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Swale 24.6, Preston 17.7Preston: 17.7Swale: 24.6

    24.6Swale is higher17.7

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Swale and Preston, per resident
MeasureSwalePrestonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,743£4,763£4,499£4,068£4,085£3,859Swale
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,335£2,344£2,214£1,725£1,733£1,637Swale
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,492£1,499£1,416£1,469£1,476£1,394Swale
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,114£2,123£2,005£1,522£1,529£1,444Swale
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£80£81£76£89£90£85Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£136£136£129£109£110£103Swale
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.03£5.05£4.77£4.95£4.98£4.70Swale
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£518£521£492£530£532£503Preston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£204£205£193£114£114£108Swale
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£108£109£103£77£77£73Swale
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,199£1,204£1,138£1,161£1,166£1,101Swale
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£188£189£178£225£226£214Preston
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£174£175£165£223£224£211Preston
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.84£4.86£4.59£3.47£3.48£3.29Swale
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.58£5.60£5.29£4.78£4.80£4.53Swale
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.07£6.10£5.76£4.08£4.10£3.87Swale
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026185.7136.1Swale
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.719.7Swale
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202628.721.7Swale
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202681.078.8Swale
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026130.1145.3Preston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202624.617.7Swale

Total

Swale is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Preston 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

Swale Preston

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Swale £753.0m, Preston £657.4mPreston: £657.4mSwale: £753.0mPreston: £660.2mSwale: £756.2mPreston: £623.5mSwale: £714.3m

    £753.0m£756.2m£714.3mSwale is higher£657.4m£660.2m£623.5m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Swale £370.6m, Preston £278.8mPreston: £278.8mSwale: £370.6mPreston: £280.0mSwale: £372.2mPreston: £264.5mSwale: £351.5m

    £370.6m£372.2m£351.5mSwale is higher£278.8m£280.0m£264.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Swale £236.9m, Preston £237.4mPreston: £237.4mSwale: £236.9mPreston: £238.5mSwale: £237.9mPreston: £225.2mSwale: £224.7m

    £236.9m£237.9m£224.7mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£237.4m£238.5m£225.2m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Swale £335.5m, Preston £246.0mPreston: £246.0mSwale: £335.5mPreston: £247.0mSwale: £337.0mPreston: £233.3mSwale: £318.3m

    £335.5m£337.0m£318.3mSwale is higher£246.0m£247.0m£233.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Swale £12.7m, Preston £14.4mPreston: £14.4mSwale: £12.7mPreston: £14.5mSwale: £12.8mPreston: £13.7mSwale: £12.1m

    £12.7m£12.8m£12.1mPreston is higher£14.4m£14.5m£13.7m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Swale £21.5m, Preston £17.6mPreston: £17.6mSwale: £21.5mPreston: £17.7mSwale: £21.6mPreston: £16.7mSwale: £20.4m

    £21.5m£21.6m£20.4mSwale is higherDepends on how you count£17.6m£17.7m£16.7m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Swale £0.80m, Preston £0.80mPreston: £0.80mSwale: £0.80mPreston: £0.80mSwale: £0.80mPreston: £0.76mSwale: £0.76m

    £0.80m£0.80m£0.76mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£0.80m£0.80m£0.76m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Swale £82.3m, Preston £85.7mPreston: £85.7mSwale: £82.3mPreston: £86.0mSwale: £82.6mPreston: £81.3mSwale: £78.1m

    £82.3m£82.6m£78.1mPreston is higher£85.7m£86.0m£81.3m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Swale £32.3m, Preston £18.4mPreston: £18.4mSwale: £32.3mPreston: £18.4mSwale: £32.5mPreston: £17.4mSwale: £30.7m

    £32.3m£32.5m£30.7mSwale is higher£18.4m£18.4m£17.4m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Swale £17.2m, Preston £12.4mPreston: £12.4mSwale: £17.2mPreston: £12.5mSwale: £17.3mPreston: £11.8mSwale: £16.3m

    £17.2m£17.3m£16.3mSwale is higher£12.4m£12.5m£11.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Swale £190.4m, Preston £187.6mPreston: £187.6mSwale: £190.4mPreston: £188.4mSwale: £191.2mPreston: £178.0mSwale: £180.6m

    £190.4m£191.2m£180.6mSwale is higher£187.6m£188.4m£178.0m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Swale £29.9m, Preston £36.4mPreston: £36.4mSwale: £29.9mPreston: £36.5mSwale: £30.0mPreston: £34.5mSwale: £28.3m

    £29.9m£30.0m£28.3mPreston is higher£36.4m£36.5m£34.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Swale £27.7m, Preston £36.0mPreston: £36.0mSwale: £27.7mPreston: £36.2mSwale: £27.8mPreston: £34.2mSwale: £26.3m

    £27.7m£27.8m£26.3mPreston is higher£36.0m£36.2m£34.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Swale £0.77m, Preston £0.56mPreston: £0.56mSwale: £0.77mPreston: £0.56mSwale: £0.77mPreston: £0.53mSwale: £0.73m

    £0.77m£0.77m£0.73mSwale is higher£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Swale £0.88m, Preston £0.77mPreston: £0.77mSwale: £0.88mPreston: £0.78mSwale: £0.89mPreston: £0.73mSwale: £0.84m

    £0.88m£0.89m£0.84mSwale is higher£0.77m£0.78m£0.73m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Swale £0.96m, Preston £0.66mPreston: £0.66mSwale: £0.96mPreston: £0.66mSwale: £0.97mPreston: £0.62mSwale: £0.91m

    £0.96m£0.97m£0.91mSwale is higher£0.66m£0.66m£0.62m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Swale 29,476, Preston 21,990Preston: 21,990Swale: 29,476

    29,476Swale is higher21,990

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Swale 3,126, Preston 3,176Preston: 3,176Swale: 3,126

    3,126Preston is higherDepends on how you count3,176

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Swale 4,559, Preston 3,505Preston: 3,505Swale: 4,559

    4,559Swale is higherDepends on how you count3,505

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Swale 12,865, Preston 12,733Preston: 12,733Swale: 12,865

    12,865Swale is higher12,733

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Swale 20,655, Preston 23,483Preston: 23,483Swale: 20,655

    20,655Preston is higher23,483

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Swale 3,909, Preston 2,862Preston: 2,862Swale: 3,909

    3,909Swale is higher2,862

Show the numbers
Swale and Preston, total
MeasureSwalePrestonHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£753.0m£756.2m£714.3m£657.4m£660.2m£623.5mSwale
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£370.6m£372.2m£351.5m£278.8m£280.0m£264.5mSwale
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£236.9m£237.9m£224.7m£237.4m£238.5m£225.2mPreston
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£335.5m£337.0m£318.3m£246.0m£247.0m£233.3mSwale
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£12.7m£12.8m£12.1m£14.4m£14.5m£13.7mPreston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£21.5m£21.6m£20.4m£17.6m£17.7m£16.7mSwale
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.80m£0.80m£0.76m£0.80m£0.80m£0.76mPreston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£82.3m£82.6m£78.1m£85.7m£86.0m£81.3mPreston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£32.3m£32.5m£30.7m£18.4m£18.4m£17.4mSwale
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.2m£17.3m£16.3m£12.4m£12.5m£11.8mSwale
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£190.4m£191.2m£180.6m£187.6m£188.4m£178.0mSwale
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£29.9m£30.0m£28.3m£36.4m£36.5m£34.5mPreston
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£27.7m£27.8m£26.3m£36.0m£36.2m£34.2mPreston
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.77m£0.77m£0.73m£0.56m£0.56m£0.53mSwale
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.88m£0.89m£0.84m£0.77m£0.78m£0.73mSwale
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.96m£0.97m£0.91m£0.66m£0.66m£0.62mSwale
State Pensiontotal, March 202629,47621,990Swale
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,1263,176Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,5593,505Swale
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202612,86512,733Swale
Universal Credittotal, May 202620,65523,483Preston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20263,9092,862Swale

Sources

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

  1. 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.
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  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  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.
  10. 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.
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