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Preston and Thurrock

161,593 and 181,287 residents (mid-2024).

Preston is higher than Thurrock on 13 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 17 of 22 per resident and 9 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

Preston is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Thurrock 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

Preston Thurrock

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Preston £4,068, Thurrock £3,696Thurrock: £3,696Preston: £4,068Thurrock: £3,711Preston: £4,085Thurrock: £3,506Preston: £3,859

    £4,068£4,085£3,859Preston is higherDepends on how you count£3,696£3,711£3,506

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Preston £12,785, Thurrock £13,114Thurrock: £13,114Preston: £12,785Thurrock: £13,170Preston: £12,839Thurrock: £12,440Preston: £12,127

    £12,785£12,839£12,127Thurrock is higherDepends on how you count£13,114£13,170£12,440

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Preston £2,226, Thurrock £2,123Thurrock: £2,123Preston: £2,226Thurrock: £2,132Preston: £2,235Thurrock: £2,013Preston: £2,111

    £2,226£2,235£2,111Preston is higherDepends on how you count£2,123£2,132£2,013

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Preston £11,280, Thurrock £11,620Thurrock: £11,620Preston: £11,280Thurrock: £11,669Preston: £11,328Thurrock: £11,022Preston: £10,699

    £11,280£11,328£10,699Thurrock is higherDepends on how you count£11,620£11,669£11,022

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Preston £661, Thurrock £618Thurrock: £618Preston: £661Thurrock: £620Preston: £663Thurrock: £586Preston: £627

    £661£663£627Preston is higher£618£620£586

  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: Preston £808, Thurrock £845Thurrock: £845Preston: £808Thurrock: £848Preston: £811Thurrock: £801Preston: £766

    £808£811£766Thurrock is higherDepends on how you count£845£848£801

  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: Preston £37, Thurrock £33Thurrock: £33Preston: £37Thurrock: £33Preston: £37Thurrock: £31Preston: £35

    £37£37£35Preston is higher£33£33£31

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Preston £530, Thurrock £359Thurrock: £359Preston: £530Thurrock: £361Preston: £532Thurrock: £341Preston: £503

    £530£532£503Preston is higher£359£361£341

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Preston £114, Thurrock £141Thurrock: £141Preston: £114Thurrock: £142Preston: £114Thurrock: £134Preston: £108

    £114£114£108Thurrock is higher£141£142£134

  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: Preston £117, Thurrock £113Thurrock: £113Preston: £117Thurrock: £114Preston: £117Thurrock: £107Preston: £111

    £117£117£111Preston is higherDepends on how you count£113£114£107

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Preston £1,759, Thurrock £1,814Thurrock: £1,814Preston: £1,759Thurrock: £1,822Preston: £1,767Thurrock: £1,721Preston: £1,669

    £1,759£1,767£1,669Thurrock is higher£1,814£1,822£1,721

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Preston £225, Thurrock £160Thurrock: £160Preston: £225Thurrock: £160Preston: £226Thurrock: £151Preston: £214

    £225£226£214Preston is higher£160£160£151

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Preston £338, Thurrock £185Thurrock: £185Preston: £338Thurrock: £186Preston: £339Thurrock: £176Preston: £320

    £338£339£320Preston is higher£185£186£176

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Preston £5.25, Thurrock £5.50Thurrock: £5.50Preston: £5.25Thurrock: £5.53Preston: £5.27Thurrock: £5.22Preston: £4.98

    £5.25£5.27£4.98Thurrock is higher£5.50£5.53£5.22

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Preston £7.24, Thurrock £4.86Thurrock: £4.86Preston: £7.24Thurrock: £4.88Preston: £7.27Thurrock: £4.61Preston: £6.87

    £7.24£7.27£6.87Preston is higher£4.86£4.88£4.61

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Preston £4.08, Thurrock £5.46Thurrock: £5.46Preston: £4.08Thurrock: £5.48Preston: £4.10Thurrock: £5.18Preston: £3.87

    £4.08£4.10£3.87Thurrock is higher£5.46£5.48£5.18

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Preston 1,008.3, Thurrock 1,020.4Thurrock: 1,020.4Preston: 1,008.3

    1,008.3Thurrock is higherDepends on how you count1,020.4

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Preston 145.6, Thurrock 131.8Thurrock: 131.8Preston: 145.6

    145.6Preston is higher131.8

  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: Preston 160.7, Thurrock 175.5Thurrock: 175.5Preston: 160.7

    160.7Thurrock is higher175.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Preston 78.8, Thurrock 57.1Thurrock: 57.1Preston: 78.8

    78.8Preston is higher57.1

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Preston 220.2, Thurrock 187.3Thurrock: 187.3Preston: 220.2

    220.2Preston is higher187.3

  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: Preston 26.8, Thurrock 25.3Thurrock: 25.3Preston: 26.8

    26.8Preston is higherDepends on how you count25.3

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Preston and Thurrock, per person in the age group
MeasurePrestonThurrockHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,068£4,085£3,859£3,696£3,711£3,506Preston
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,785£12,839£12,127£13,114£13,170£12,440Thurrock
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,226£2,235£2,111£2,123£2,132£2,013Preston
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,280£11,328£10,699£11,620£11,669£11,022Thurrock
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£661£663£627£618£620£586Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£808£811£766£845£848£801Thurrock
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£37£37£35£33£33£31Preston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£530£532£503£359£361£341Preston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£114£114£108£141£142£134Thurrock
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£117£117£111£113£114£107Preston
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,759£1,767£1,669£1,814£1,822£1,721Thurrock
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£225£226£214£160£160£151Preston
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£338£339£320£185£186£176Preston
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.25£5.27£4.98£5.50£5.53£5.22Thurrock
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.24£7.27£6.87£4.86£4.88£4.61Preston
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.08£4.10£3.87£5.46£5.48£5.18Thurrock
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,008.31,020.4Thurrock
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026145.6131.8Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026160.7175.5Thurrock
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202678.857.1Preston
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026220.2187.3Preston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202626.825.3Preston

Per resident

Preston is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Thurrock 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

Preston Thurrock

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Preston £4,068, Thurrock £3,696Thurrock: £3,696Preston: £4,068Thurrock: £3,711Preston: £4,085Thurrock: £3,506Preston: £3,859

    £4,068£4,085£3,859Preston is higherDepends on how you count£3,696£3,711£3,506

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Preston £1,725, Thurrock £1,669Thurrock: £1,669Preston: £1,725Thurrock: £1,676Preston: £1,733Thurrock: £1,583Preston: £1,637

    £1,725£1,733£1,637Preston is higherDepends on how you count£1,669£1,676£1,583

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Preston £1,469, Thurrock £1,361Thurrock: £1,361Preston: £1,469Thurrock: £1,367Preston: £1,476Thurrock: £1,291Preston: £1,394

    £1,469£1,476£1,394Preston is higherDepends on how you count£1,361£1,367£1,291

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Preston £1,522, Thurrock £1,479Thurrock: £1,479Preston: £1,522Thurrock: £1,485Preston: £1,529Thurrock: £1,402Preston: £1,444

    £1,522£1,529£1,444Preston is higherDepends on how you count£1,479£1,485£1,402

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Preston £89, Thurrock £79Thurrock: £79Preston: £89Thurrock: £79Preston: £90Thurrock: £75Preston: £85

    £89£90£85Preston is higher£79£79£75

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Preston £109, Thurrock £107Thurrock: £107Preston: £109Thurrock: £108Preston: £110Thurrock: £102Preston: £103

    £109£110£103Preston is higherDepends on how you count£107£108£102

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Preston £4.95, Thurrock £4.14Thurrock: £4.14Preston: £4.95Thurrock: £4.16Preston: £4.98Thurrock: £3.93Preston: £4.70

    £4.95£4.98£4.70Preston is higher£4.14£4.16£3.93

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Preston £530, Thurrock £359Thurrock: £359Preston: £530Thurrock: £361Preston: £532Thurrock: £341Preston: £503

    £530£532£503Preston is higher£359£361£341

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Preston £114, Thurrock £141Thurrock: £141Preston: £114Thurrock: £142Preston: £114Thurrock: £134Preston: £108

    £114£114£108Thurrock is higher£141£142£134

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Preston £77, Thurrock £72Thurrock: £72Preston: £77Thurrock: £73Preston: £77Thurrock: £69Preston: £73

    £77£77£73Preston is higherDepends on how you count£72£73£69

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Preston £1,161, Thurrock £1,163Thurrock: £1,163Preston: £1,161Thurrock: £1,168Preston: £1,166Thurrock: £1,103Preston: £1,101

    £1,161£1,166£1,101Thurrock is higher£1,163£1,168£1,103

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Preston £225, Thurrock £160Thurrock: £160Preston: £225Thurrock: £160Preston: £226Thurrock: £151Preston: £214

    £225£226£214Preston is higher£160£160£151

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Preston £223, Thurrock £119Thurrock: £119Preston: £223Thurrock: £119Preston: £224Thurrock: £113Preston: £211

    £223£224£211Preston is higher£119£119£113

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Preston £3.47, Thurrock £3.53Thurrock: £3.53Preston: £3.47Thurrock: £3.55Preston: £3.48Thurrock: £3.35Preston: £3.29

    £3.47£3.48£3.29Thurrock is higher£3.53£3.55£3.35

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Preston £4.78, Thurrock £3.12Thurrock: £3.12Preston: £4.78Thurrock: £3.13Preston: £4.80Thurrock: £2.96Preston: £4.53

    £4.78£4.80£4.53Preston is higher£3.12£3.13£2.96

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Preston £4.08, Thurrock £5.46Thurrock: £5.46Preston: £4.08Thurrock: £5.48Preston: £4.10Thurrock: £5.18Preston: £3.87

    £4.08£4.10£3.87Thurrock is higher£5.46£5.48£5.18

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Preston 136.1, Thurrock 129.8Thurrock: 129.8Preston: 136.1

    136.1Preston is higherDepends on how you count129.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Preston 19.7, Thurrock 16.8Thurrock: 16.8Preston: 19.7

    19.7Preston is higher16.8

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Preston 21.7, Thurrock 22.3Thurrock: 22.3Preston: 21.7

    21.7Thurrock is higher22.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Preston 78.8, Thurrock 57.1Thurrock: 57.1Preston: 78.8

    78.8Preston is higher57.1

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Preston 145.3, Thurrock 120.1Thurrock: 120.1Preston: 145.3

    145.3Preston is higher120.1

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Preston 17.7, Thurrock 16.2Thurrock: 16.2Preston: 17.7

    17.7Preston is higherDepends on how you count16.2

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Preston and Thurrock, per resident
MeasurePrestonThurrockHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,068£4,085£3,859£3,696£3,711£3,506Preston
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,725£1,733£1,637£1,669£1,676£1,583Preston
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,469£1,476£1,394£1,361£1,367£1,291Preston
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,522£1,529£1,444£1,479£1,485£1,402Preston
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£89£90£85£79£79£75Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£109£110£103£107£108£102Preston
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.95£4.98£4.70£4.14£4.16£3.93Preston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£530£532£503£359£361£341Preston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£114£114£108£141£142£134Thurrock
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£77£77£73£72£73£69Preston
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,161£1,166£1,101£1,163£1,168£1,103Thurrock
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£225£226£214£160£160£151Preston
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£223£224£211£119£119£113Preston
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.47£3.48£3.29£3.53£3.55£3.35Thurrock
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.78£4.80£4.53£3.12£3.13£2.96Preston
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.08£4.10£3.87£5.46£5.48£5.18Thurrock
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026136.1129.8Preston
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.716.8Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202621.722.3Thurrock
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202678.857.1Preston
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026145.3120.1Preston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202617.716.2Preston

Total

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

Preston Thurrock

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Preston £657.4m, Thurrock £670.0mThurrock: £670.0mPreston: £657.4mThurrock: £672.8mPreston: £660.2mThurrock: £635.5mPreston: £623.5m

    £657.4m£660.2m£623.5mThurrock is higherDepends on how you count£670.0m£672.8m£635.5m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Preston £278.8m, Thurrock £302.5mThurrock: £302.5mPreston: £278.8mThurrock: £303.8mPreston: £280.0mThurrock: £287.0mPreston: £264.5m

    £278.8m£280.0m£264.5mThurrock is higherDepends on how you count£302.5m£303.8m£287.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Preston £237.4m, Thurrock £246.7mThurrock: £246.7mPreston: £237.4mThurrock: £247.8mPreston: £238.5mThurrock: £234.0mPreston: £225.2m

    £237.4m£238.5m£225.2mThurrock is higherDepends on how you count£246.7m£247.8m£234.0m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Preston £246.0m, Thurrock £268.0mThurrock: £268.0mPreston: £246.0mThurrock: £269.2mPreston: £247.0mThurrock: £254.3mPreston: £233.3m

    £246.0m£247.0m£233.3mThurrock is higherDepends on how you count£268.0m£269.2m£254.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Preston £14.4m, Thurrock £14.2mThurrock: £14.2mPreston: £14.4mThurrock: £14.3mPreston: £14.5mThurrock: £13.5mPreston: £13.7m

    £14.4m£14.5m£13.7mPreston is higher£14.2m£14.3m£13.5m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Preston £17.6m, Thurrock £19.5mThurrock: £19.5mPreston: £17.6mThurrock: £19.6mPreston: £17.7mThurrock: £18.5mPreston: £16.7m

    £17.6m£17.7m£16.7mThurrock is higherDepends on how you count£19.5m£19.6m£18.5m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Preston £0.80m, Thurrock £0.75mThurrock: £0.75mPreston: £0.80mThurrock: £0.75mPreston: £0.80mThurrock: £0.71mPreston: £0.76m

    £0.80m£0.80m£0.76mPreston is higher£0.75m£0.75m£0.71m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Preston £85.7m, Thurrock £65.2mThurrock: £65.2mPreston: £85.7mThurrock: £65.4mPreston: £86.0mThurrock: £61.8mPreston: £81.3m

    £85.7m£86.0m£81.3mPreston is higher£65.2m£65.4m£61.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Preston £18.4m, Thurrock £25.6mThurrock: £25.6mPreston: £18.4mThurrock: £25.7mPreston: £18.4mThurrock: £24.3mPreston: £17.4m

    £18.4m£18.4m£17.4mThurrock is higher£25.6m£25.7m£24.3m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Preston £12.4m, Thurrock £13.1mThurrock: £13.1mPreston: £12.4mThurrock: £13.2mPreston: £12.5mThurrock: £12.5mPreston: £11.8m

    £12.4m£12.5m£11.8mThurrock is higherDepends on how you count£13.1m£13.2m£12.5m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Preston £187.6m, Thurrock £210.8mThurrock: £210.8mPreston: £187.6mThurrock: £211.7mPreston: £188.4mThurrock: £200.0mPreston: £178.0m

    £187.6m£188.4m£178.0mThurrock is higher£210.8m£211.7m£200.0m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Preston £36.4m, Thurrock £29.0mThurrock: £29.0mPreston: £36.4mThurrock: £29.1mPreston: £36.5mThurrock: £27.5mPreston: £34.5m

    £36.4m£36.5m£34.5mPreston is higher£29.0m£29.1m£27.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Preston £36.0m, Thurrock £21.5mThurrock: £21.5mPreston: £36.0mThurrock: £21.6mPreston: £36.2mThurrock: £20.4mPreston: £34.2m

    £36.0m£36.2m£34.2mPreston is higher£21.5m£21.6m£20.4m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Preston £0.56m, Thurrock £0.64mThurrock: £0.64mPreston: £0.56mThurrock: £0.64mPreston: £0.56mThurrock: £0.61mPreston: £0.53m

    £0.56m£0.56m£0.53mThurrock is higher£0.64m£0.64m£0.61m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Preston £0.77m, Thurrock £0.57mThurrock: £0.57mPreston: £0.77mThurrock: £0.57mPreston: £0.78mThurrock: £0.54mPreston: £0.73m

    £0.77m£0.78m£0.73mPreston is higher£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Preston £0.66m, Thurrock £0.99mThurrock: £0.99mPreston: £0.66mThurrock: £0.99mPreston: £0.66mThurrock: £0.94mPreston: £0.62m

    £0.66m£0.66m£0.62mThurrock is higher£0.99m£0.99m£0.94m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Preston 21,990, Thurrock 23,539Thurrock: 23,539Preston: 21,990

    21,990Thurrock is higherDepends on how you count23,539

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Preston 3,176, Thurrock 3,041Thurrock: 3,041Preston: 3,176

    3,176Preston is higher3,041

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Preston 3,505, Thurrock 4,049Thurrock: 4,049Preston: 3,505

    3,505Thurrock is higher4,049

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Preston 12,733, Thurrock 10,359Thurrock: 10,359Preston: 12,733

    12,733Preston is higher10,359

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Preston 23,483, Thurrock 21,774Thurrock: 21,774Preston: 23,483

    23,483Preston is higher21,774

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Preston 2,862, Thurrock 2,941Thurrock: 2,941Preston: 2,862

    2,862Thurrock is higherDepends on how you count2,941

Show the numbers
Preston and Thurrock, total
MeasurePrestonThurrockHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£657.4m£660.2m£623.5m£670.0m£672.8m£635.5mThurrock
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£278.8m£280.0m£264.5m£302.5m£303.8m£287.0mThurrock
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£237.4m£238.5m£225.2m£246.7m£247.8m£234.0mThurrock
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£246.0m£247.0m£233.3m£268.0m£269.2m£254.3mThurrock
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£14.4m£14.5m£13.7m£14.2m£14.3m£13.5mPreston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.6m£17.7m£16.7m£19.5m£19.6m£18.5mThurrock
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.80m£0.80m£0.76m£0.75m£0.75m£0.71mPreston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£85.7m£86.0m£81.3m£65.2m£65.4m£61.8mPreston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.4m£18.4m£17.4m£25.6m£25.7m£24.3mThurrock
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.4m£12.5m£11.8m£13.1m£13.2m£12.5mThurrock
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£187.6m£188.4m£178.0m£210.8m£211.7m£200.0mThurrock
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£36.4m£36.5m£34.5m£29.0m£29.1m£27.5mPreston
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£36.0m£36.2m£34.2m£21.5m£21.6m£20.4mPreston
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m£0.64m£0.64m£0.61mThurrock
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.77m£0.78m£0.73m£0.57m£0.57m£0.54mPreston
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.66m£0.66m£0.62m£0.99m£0.99m£0.94mThurrock
State Pensiontotal, March 202621,99023,539Thurrock
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,1763,041Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,5054,049Thurrock
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202612,73310,359Preston
Universal Credittotal, May 202623,48321,774Preston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,8622,941Thurrock

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.
  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.
  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.
  11. 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.