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Preston and Basildon

161,593 and 192,810 residents (mid-2024).

Preston is higher than Basildon on 9 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 11 of 22 per resident and 4 of 22 in total.

On 9 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 9 of 22 measures, and Basildon 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 Basildon

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Preston £4,068, Basildon £4,325Basildon: £4,325Preston: £4,068Basildon: £4,343Preston: £4,085Basildon: £4,102Preston: £3,859

    £4,068£4,085£3,859Basildon is higher£4,325£4,343£4,102

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Preston £12,785, Basildon £13,260Basildon: £13,260Preston: £12,785Basildon: £13,317Preston: £12,839Basildon: £12,578Preston: £12,127

    £12,785£12,839£12,127Basildon is higher£13,260£13,317£12,578

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Preston £2,226, Basildon £2,239Basildon: £2,239Preston: £2,226Basildon: £2,248Preston: £2,235Basildon: £2,124Preston: £2,111

    £2,226£2,235£2,111Basildon is higherDepends on how you count£2,239£2,248£2,124

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Preston £11,280, Basildon £11,911Basildon: £11,911Preston: £11,280Basildon: £11,961Preston: £11,328Basildon: £11,298Preston: £10,699

    £11,280£11,328£10,699Basildon is higher£11,911£11,961£11,298

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Preston £661, Basildon £519Basildon: £519Preston: £661Basildon: £521Preston: £663Basildon: £492Preston: £627

    £661£663£627Preston is higherDepends on how you count£519£521£492

  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, Basildon £800Basildon: £800Preston: £808Basildon: £803Preston: £811Basildon: £759Preston: £766

    £808£811£766Preston is higherDepends on how you count£800£803£759

  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, Basildon £31Basildon: £31Preston: £37Basildon: £31Preston: £37Basildon: £29Preston: £35

    £37£37£35Preston is higherDepends on how you count£31£31£29

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Preston £530, Basildon £414Basildon: £414Preston: £530Basildon: £416Preston: £532Basildon: £393Preston: £503

    £530£532£503Preston is higher£414£416£393

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Preston £114, Basildon £169Basildon: £169Preston: £114Basildon: £169Preston: £114Basildon: £160Preston: £108

    £114£114£108Basildon is higher£169£169£160

  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, Basildon £126Basildon: £126Preston: £117Basildon: £127Preston: £117Basildon: £120Preston: £111

    £117£117£111Basildon is higher£126£127£120

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Preston £1,759, Basildon £1,842Basildon: £1,842Preston: £1,759Basildon: £1,850Preston: £1,767Basildon: £1,747Preston: £1,669

    £1,759£1,767£1,669Basildon is higherDepends on how you count£1,842£1,850£1,747

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Preston £225, Basildon £212Basildon: £212Preston: £225Basildon: £213Preston: £226Basildon: £201Preston: £214

    £225£226£214Preston is higherDepends on how you count£212£213£201

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Preston £338, Basildon £255Basildon: £255Preston: £338Basildon: £256Preston: £339Basildon: £242Preston: £320

    £338£339£320Preston is higher£255£256£242

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Preston £5.25, Basildon £7.95Basildon: £7.95Preston: £5.25Basildon: £7.98Preston: £5.27Basildon: £7.54Preston: £4.98

    £5.25£5.27£4.98Basildon is higher£7.95£7.98£7.54

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Preston £7.24, Basildon £7.54Basildon: £7.54Preston: £7.24Basildon: £7.57Preston: £7.27Basildon: £7.15Preston: £6.87

    £7.24£7.27£6.87Basildon is higherDepends on how you count£7.54£7.57£7.15

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Preston £4.08, Basildon £5.87Basildon: £5.87Preston: £4.08Basildon: £5.90Preston: £4.10Basildon: £5.57Preston: £3.87

    £4.08£4.10£3.87Basildon is higher£5.87£5.90£5.57

  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, Basildon 1,033.0Basildon: 1,033.0Preston: 1,008.3

    1,008.3Basildon is higher1,033.0

  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, Basildon 119.8Basildon: 119.8Preston: 145.6

    145.6Preston is higherDepends on how you count119.8

  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, Basildon 169.5Basildon: 169.5Preston: 160.7

    160.7Basildon is higher169.5

  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, Basildon 65.3Basildon: 65.3Preston: 78.8

    78.8Preston is higher65.3

  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, Basildon 194.5Basildon: 194.5Preston: 220.2

    220.2Preston is higher194.5

  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, Basildon 28.4Basildon: 28.4Preston: 26.8

    26.8Basildon is higherDepends on how you count28.4

Show the numbers
Preston and Basildon, per person in the age group
MeasurePrestonBasildonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,068£4,085£3,859£4,325£4,343£4,102Basildon
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,785£12,839£12,127£13,260£13,317£12,578Basildon
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,226£2,235£2,111£2,239£2,248£2,124Basildon
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,280£11,328£10,699£11,911£11,961£11,298Basildon
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£661£663£627£519£521£492Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£808£811£766£800£803£759Preston
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£37£37£35£31£31£29Preston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£530£532£503£414£416£393Preston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£114£114£108£169£169£160Basildon
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£117£117£111£126£127£120Basildon
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,759£1,767£1,669£1,842£1,850£1,747Basildon
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£225£226£214£212£213£201Preston
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£338£339£320£255£256£242Preston
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.25£5.27£4.98£7.95£7.98£7.54Basildon
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.24£7.27£6.87£7.54£7.57£7.15Basildon
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.08£4.10£3.87£5.87£5.90£5.57Basildon
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,008.31,033.0Basildon
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026145.6119.8Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026160.7169.5Basildon
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202678.865.3Preston
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026220.2194.5Preston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202626.828.4Basildon

Per resident

Preston is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Basildon on 11. 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 Basildon

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Preston £4,068, Basildon £4,325Basildon: £4,325Preston: £4,068Basildon: £4,343Preston: £4,085Basildon: £4,102Preston: £3,859

    £4,068£4,085£3,859Basildon is higher£4,325£4,343£4,102

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Preston £1,725, Basildon £2,137Basildon: £2,137Preston: £1,725Basildon: £2,146Preston: £1,733Basildon: £2,027Preston: £1,637

    £1,725£1,733£1,637Basildon is higher£2,137£2,146£2,027

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Preston £1,469, Basildon £1,387Basildon: £1,387Preston: £1,469Basildon: £1,393Preston: £1,476Basildon: £1,315Preston: £1,394

    £1,469£1,476£1,394Preston is higherDepends on how you count£1,387£1,393£1,315

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Preston £1,522, Basildon £1,919Basildon: £1,919Preston: £1,522Basildon: £1,927Preston: £1,529Basildon: £1,821Preston: £1,444

    £1,522£1,529£1,444Basildon is higher£1,919£1,927£1,821

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Preston £89, Basildon £84Basildon: £84Preston: £89Basildon: £84Preston: £90Basildon: £79Preston: £85

    £89£90£85Preston is higherDepends on how you count£84£84£79

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Preston £109, Basildon £129Basildon: £129Preston: £109Basildon: £129Preston: £110Basildon: £122Preston: £103

    £109£110£103Basildon is higherDepends on how you count£129£129£122

  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, Basildon £4.99Basildon: £4.99Preston: £4.95Basildon: £5.01Preston: £4.98Basildon: £4.73Preston: £4.70

    £4.95£4.98£4.70Basildon is higherDepends on how you count£4.99£5.01£4.73

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Preston £530, Basildon £414Basildon: £414Preston: £530Basildon: £416Preston: £532Basildon: £393Preston: £503

    £530£532£503Preston is higher£414£416£393

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Preston £114, Basildon £169Basildon: £169Preston: £114Basildon: £169Preston: £114Basildon: £160Preston: £108

    £114£114£108Basildon is higher£169£169£160

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Preston £77, Basildon £78Basildon: £78Preston: £77Basildon: £79Preston: £77Basildon: £74Preston: £73

    £77£77£73Basildon is higher£78£79£74

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Preston £1,161, Basildon £1,141Basildon: £1,141Preston: £1,161Basildon: £1,146Preston: £1,166Basildon: £1,082Preston: £1,101

    £1,161£1,166£1,101Preston is higherDepends on how you count£1,141£1,146£1,082

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Preston £225, Basildon £212Basildon: £212Preston: £225Basildon: £213Preston: £226Basildon: £201Preston: £214

    £225£226£214Preston is higherDepends on how you count£212£213£201

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Preston £223, Basildon £158Basildon: £158Preston: £223Basildon: £159Preston: £224Basildon: £150Preston: £211

    £223£224£211Preston is higher£158£159£150

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Preston £3.47, Basildon £4.92Basildon: £4.92Preston: £3.47Basildon: £4.94Preston: £3.48Basildon: £4.67Preston: £3.29

    £3.47£3.48£3.29Basildon is higher£4.92£4.94£4.67

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Preston £4.78, Basildon £4.67Basildon: £4.67Preston: £4.78Basildon: £4.69Preston: £4.80Basildon: £4.43Preston: £4.53

    £4.78£4.80£4.53Preston is higherDepends on how you count£4.67£4.69£4.43

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Preston £4.08, Basildon £5.87Basildon: £5.87Preston: £4.08Basildon: £5.90Preston: £4.10Basildon: £5.57Preston: £3.87

    £4.08£4.10£3.87Basildon is higher£5.87£5.90£5.57

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Preston 136.1, Basildon 166.5Basildon: 166.5Preston: 136.1

    136.1Basildon is higher166.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Preston 19.7, Basildon 19.3Basildon: 19.3Preston: 19.7

    19.7Preston is higherDepends on how you count19.3

  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, Basildon 27.3Basildon: 27.3Preston: 21.7

    21.7Basildon is higher27.3

  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, Basildon 65.3Basildon: 65.3Preston: 78.8

    78.8Preston is higher65.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Preston 145.3, Basildon 120.5Basildon: 120.5Preston: 145.3

    145.3Preston is higher120.5

  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, Basildon 17.6Basildon: 17.6Preston: 17.7

    17.7Preston is higherDepends on how you count17.6

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Preston and Basildon, per resident
MeasurePrestonBasildonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,068£4,085£3,859£4,325£4,343£4,102Basildon
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,725£1,733£1,637£2,137£2,146£2,027Basildon
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,469£1,476£1,394£1,387£1,393£1,315Preston
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,522£1,529£1,444£1,919£1,927£1,821Basildon
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£89£90£85£84£84£79Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£109£110£103£129£129£122Basildon
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.95£4.98£4.70£4.99£5.01£4.73Basildon
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£530£532£503£414£416£393Preston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£114£114£108£169£169£160Basildon
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£77£77£73£78£79£74Basildon
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,161£1,166£1,101£1,141£1,146£1,082Preston
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£225£226£214£212£213£201Preston
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£223£224£211£158£159£150Preston
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.47£3.48£3.29£4.92£4.94£4.67Basildon
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.78£4.80£4.53£4.67£4.69£4.43Preston
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.08£4.10£3.87£5.87£5.90£5.57Basildon
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026136.1166.5Basildon
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.719.3Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202621.727.3Basildon
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202678.865.3Preston
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026145.3120.5Preston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202617.717.6Preston

Total

Preston is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Basildon on 18. 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 Basildon

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Preston £657.4m, Basildon £833.8mBasildon: £833.8mPreston: £657.4mBasildon: £837.4mPreston: £660.2mBasildon: £790.9mPreston: £623.5m

    £657.4m£660.2m£623.5mBasildon is higher£833.8m£837.4m£790.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Preston £278.8m, Basildon £412.0mBasildon: £412.0mPreston: £278.8mBasildon: £413.7mPreston: £280.0mBasildon: £390.8mPreston: £264.5m

    £278.8m£280.0m£264.5mBasildon is higher£412.0m£413.7m£390.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Preston £237.4m, Basildon £267.4mBasildon: £267.4mPreston: £237.4mBasildon: £268.5mPreston: £238.5mBasildon: £253.6mPreston: £225.2m

    £237.4m£238.5m£225.2mBasildon is higherDepends on how you count£267.4m£268.5m£253.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Preston £246.0m, Basildon £370.1mBasildon: £370.1mPreston: £246.0mBasildon: £371.6mPreston: £247.0mBasildon: £351.0mPreston: £233.3m

    £246.0m£247.0m£233.3mBasildon is higher£370.1m£371.6m£351.0m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Preston £14.4m, Basildon £16.1mBasildon: £16.1mPreston: £14.4mBasildon: £16.2mPreston: £14.5mBasildon: £15.3mPreston: £13.7m

    £14.4m£14.5m£13.7mBasildon is higherDepends on how you count£16.1m£16.2m£15.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Preston £17.6m, Basildon £24.8mBasildon: £24.8mPreston: £17.6mBasildon: £25.0mPreston: £17.7mBasildon: £23.6mPreston: £16.7m

    £17.6m£17.7m£16.7mBasildon is higherDepends on how you count£24.8m£25.0m£23.6m

  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, Basildon £0.96mBasildon: £0.96mPreston: £0.80mBasildon: £0.97mPreston: £0.80mBasildon: £0.91mPreston: £0.76m

    £0.80m£0.80m£0.76mBasildon is higherDepends on how you count£0.96m£0.97m£0.91m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Preston £85.7m, Basildon £79.9mBasildon: £79.9mPreston: £85.7mBasildon: £80.3mPreston: £86.0mBasildon: £75.8mPreston: £81.3m

    £85.7m£86.0m£81.3mPreston is higher£79.9m£80.3m£75.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Preston £18.4m, Basildon £32.5mBasildon: £32.5mPreston: £18.4mBasildon: £32.6mPreston: £18.4mBasildon: £30.8mPreston: £17.4m

    £18.4m£18.4m£17.4mBasildon is higher£32.5m£32.6m£30.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Preston £12.4m, Basildon £15.1mBasildon: £15.1mPreston: £12.4mBasildon: £15.1mPreston: £12.5mBasildon: £14.3mPreston: £11.8m

    £12.4m£12.5m£11.8mBasildon is higher£15.1m£15.1m£14.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Preston £187.6m, Basildon £220.0mBasildon: £220.0mPreston: £187.6mBasildon: £220.9mPreston: £188.4mBasildon: £208.7mPreston: £178.0m

    £187.6m£188.4m£178.0mBasildon is higherDepends on how you count£220.0m£220.9m£208.7m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Preston £36.4m, Basildon £40.9mBasildon: £40.9mPreston: £36.4mBasildon: £41.1mPreston: £36.5mBasildon: £38.8mPreston: £34.5m

    £36.4m£36.5m£34.5mBasildon is higherDepends on how you count£40.9m£41.1m£38.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Preston £36.0m, Basildon £30.5mBasildon: £30.5mPreston: £36.0mBasildon: £30.6mPreston: £36.2mBasildon: £28.9mPreston: £34.2m

    £36.0m£36.2m£34.2mPreston is higher£30.5m£30.6m£28.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Preston £0.56m, Basildon £0.95mBasildon: £0.95mPreston: £0.56mBasildon: £0.95mPreston: £0.56mBasildon: £0.90mPreston: £0.53m

    £0.56m£0.56m£0.53mBasildon is higher£0.95m£0.95m£0.90m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Preston £0.77m, Basildon £0.90mBasildon: £0.90mPreston: £0.77mBasildon: £0.90mPreston: £0.78mBasildon: £0.85mPreston: £0.73m

    £0.77m£0.78m£0.73mBasildon is higherDepends on how you count£0.90m£0.90m£0.85m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Preston £0.66m, Basildon £1.1mBasildon: £1.1mPreston: £0.66mBasildon: £1.1mPreston: £0.66mBasildon: £1.1mPreston: £0.62m

    £0.66m£0.66m£0.62mBasildon is higher£1.1m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Preston 21,990, Basildon 32,094Basildon: 32,094Preston: 21,990

    21,990Basildon is higher32,094

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Preston 3,176, Basildon 3,722Basildon: 3,722Preston: 3,176

    3,176Basildon is higherDepends on how you count3,722

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Preston 3,505, Basildon 5,266Basildon: 5,266Preston: 3,505

    3,505Basildon is higher5,266

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Preston 12,733, Basildon 12,597Basildon: 12,597Preston: 12,733

    12,733Preston is higher12,597

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Preston 23,483, Basildon 23,233Basildon: 23,233Preston: 23,483

    23,483Preston is higher23,233

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Preston 2,862, Basildon 3,396Basildon: 3,396Preston: 2,862

    2,862Basildon is higherDepends on how you count3,396

Show the numbers
Preston and Basildon, total
MeasurePrestonBasildonHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£657.4m£660.2m£623.5m£833.8m£837.4m£790.9mBasildon
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£278.8m£280.0m£264.5m£412.0m£413.7m£390.8mBasildon
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£237.4m£238.5m£225.2m£267.4m£268.5m£253.6mBasildon
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£246.0m£247.0m£233.3m£370.1m£371.6m£351.0mBasildon
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£14.4m£14.5m£13.7m£16.1m£16.2m£15.3mBasildon
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.6m£17.7m£16.7m£24.8m£25.0m£23.6mBasildon
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.80m£0.80m£0.76m£0.96m£0.97m£0.91mBasildon
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£85.7m£86.0m£81.3m£79.9m£80.3m£75.8mPreston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.4m£18.4m£17.4m£32.5m£32.6m£30.8mBasildon
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.4m£12.5m£11.8m£15.1m£15.1m£14.3mBasildon
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£187.6m£188.4m£178.0m£220.0m£220.9m£208.7mBasildon
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£36.4m£36.5m£34.5m£40.9m£41.1m£38.8mBasildon
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£36.0m£36.2m£34.2m£30.5m£30.6m£28.9mPreston
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m£0.95m£0.95m£0.90mBasildon
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.77m£0.78m£0.73m£0.90m£0.90m£0.85mBasildon
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.66m£0.66m£0.62m£1.1mBasildon
State Pensiontotal, March 202621,99032,094Basildon
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,1763,722Basildon
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,5055,266Basildon
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202612,73312,597Preston
Universal Credittotal, May 202623,48323,233Preston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,8623,396Basildon

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.