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Preston and Swale

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

Preston is higher than Swale on 9 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 5 of 22 per resident and 8 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

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

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  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, Swale 1,026.2Swale: 1,026.2Preston: 1,008.3

    1,008.3Swale is higher1,026.2

  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, Swale 108.8Swale: 108.8Preston: 145.6

    145.6Preston is higherDepends on how you count108.8

  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, Swale 158.7Swale: 158.7Preston: 160.7

    160.7Preston is higherDepends on how you count158.7

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

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

    78.8Swale is higher81.0

  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, Swale 212.3Swale: 212.3Preston: 220.2

    220.2Preston is higher212.3

  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, Swale 40.2Swale: 40.2Preston: 26.8

    26.8Swale is higher40.2

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Preston and Swale, per person in the age group
MeasurePrestonSwaleHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,068£4,085£3,859£4,743£4,763£4,499Swale
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,785£12,839£12,127£12,903£12,958£12,239Swale
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,226£2,235£2,111£2,435£2,446£2,310Swale
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,280£11,328£10,699£11,681£11,731£11,080Swale
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£661£663£627£444£446£421Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£808£811£766£750£753£711Preston
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£37£37£35£28£28£26Preston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£530£532£503£518£521£492Preston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£114£114£108£204£205£193Swale
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£117£117£111£177£177£168Swale
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,759£1,767£1,669£1,957£1,965£1,856Swale
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£225£226£214£188£189£178Preston
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£338£339£320£285£286£270Preston
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.25£5.27£4.98£7.90£7.93£7.49Swale
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.24£7.27£6.87£9.10£9.14£8.63Swale
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.08£4.10£3.87£6.07£6.10£5.76Swale
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,008.31,026.2Swale
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026145.6108.8Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026160.7158.7Preston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202678.881.0Swale
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026220.2212.3Preston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202626.840.2Swale

Per resident

Preston is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Swale 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

Preston Swale

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

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

  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, Swale £5.03Swale: £5.03Preston: £4.95Swale: £5.05Preston: £4.98Swale: £4.77Preston: £4.70

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

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

    136.1Swale is higher185.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Preston 19.7, Swale 19.7Swale: 19.7Preston: 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: Preston 21.7, Swale 28.7Swale: 28.7Preston: 21.7

    21.7Swale is higherDepends on how you count28.7

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

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

    78.8Swale is higher81.0

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

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

    145.3Preston is higher130.1

  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, Swale 24.6Swale: 24.6Preston: 17.7

    17.7Swale is higher24.6

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Preston and Swale, per resident
MeasurePrestonSwaleHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,068£4,085£3,859£4,743£4,763£4,499Swale
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,725£1,733£1,637£2,335£2,344£2,214Swale
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,469£1,476£1,394£1,492£1,499£1,416Swale
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,522£1,529£1,444£2,114£2,123£2,005Swale
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£89£90£85£80£81£76Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£109£110£103£136£136£129Swale
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.95£4.98£4.70£5.03£5.05£4.77Swale
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£530£532£503£518£521£492Preston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£114£114£108£204£205£193Swale
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£77£77£73£108£109£103Swale
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,161£1,166£1,101£1,199£1,204£1,138Swale
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£225£226£214£188£189£178Preston
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£223£224£211£174£175£165Preston
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.47£3.48£3.29£4.84£4.86£4.59Swale
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.78£4.80£4.53£5.58£5.60£5.29Swale
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.08£4.10£3.87£6.07£6.10£5.76Swale
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026136.1185.7Swale
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.719.7Swale
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202621.728.7Swale
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202678.881.0Swale
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026145.3130.1Preston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202617.724.6Swale

Total

Preston is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Swale 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

Preston Swale

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

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

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

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

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

  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, Swale £0.80mSwale: £0.80mPreston: £0.80mSwale: £0.80mPreston: £0.80mSwale: £0.76mPreston: £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: Preston £85.7m, Swale £82.3mSwale: £82.3mPreston: £85.7mSwale: £82.6mPreston: £86.0mSwale: £78.1mPreston: £81.3m

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

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

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

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

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

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

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

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

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

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

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

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

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

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

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

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

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

    21,990Swale is higher29,476

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

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

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

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

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

    3,505Swale is higherDepends on how you count4,559

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

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

    12,733Swale is higher12,865

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

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

    23,483Preston is higher20,655

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

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

    2,862Swale is higher3,909

Show the numbers
Preston and Swale, total
MeasurePrestonSwaleHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£657.4m£660.2m£623.5m£753.0m£756.2m£714.3mSwale
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£278.8m£280.0m£264.5m£370.6m£372.2m£351.5mSwale
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£237.4m£238.5m£225.2m£236.9m£237.9m£224.7mPreston
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£246.0m£247.0m£233.3m£335.5m£337.0m£318.3mSwale
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£14.4m£14.5m£13.7m£12.7m£12.8m£12.1mPreston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.6m£17.7m£16.7m£21.5m£21.6m£20.4mSwale
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£85.7m£86.0m£81.3m£82.3m£82.6m£78.1mPreston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.4m£18.4m£17.4m£32.3m£32.5m£30.7mSwale
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.4m£12.5m£11.8m£17.2m£17.3m£16.3mSwale
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£187.6m£188.4m£178.0m£190.4m£191.2m£180.6mSwale
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£36.4m£36.5m£34.5m£29.9m£30.0m£28.3mPreston
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£36.0m£36.2m£34.2m£27.7m£27.8m£26.3mPreston
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m£0.77m£0.77m£0.73mSwale
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.77m£0.78m£0.73m£0.88m£0.89m£0.84mSwale
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.66m£0.66m£0.62m£0.96m£0.97m£0.91mSwale
State Pensiontotal, March 202621,99029,476Swale
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,1763,126Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,5054,559Swale
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202612,73312,865Swale
Universal Credittotal, May 202623,48320,655Preston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,8623,909Swale

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.