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Preston and Crawley

161,593 and 123,758 residents (mid-2024).

Preston is higher than Crawley on 14 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 17 of 22 per resident and 20 of 22 in total.

On 6 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 14 of 22 measures, and Crawley 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

Preston Crawley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Preston £4,068, Crawley £3,738Crawley: £3,738Preston: £4,068Crawley: £3,754Preston: £4,085Crawley: £3,546Preston: £3,859

    £4,068£4,085£3,859Preston is higher£3,738£3,754£3,546

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Preston £12,785, Crawley £13,044Crawley: £13,044Preston: £12,785Crawley: £13,099Preston: £12,839Crawley: £12,373Preston: £12,127

    £12,785£12,839£12,127Crawley is higherDepends on how you count£13,044£13,099£12,373

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Preston £2,226, Crawley £2,106Crawley: £2,106Preston: £2,226Crawley: £2,115Preston: £2,235Crawley: £1,998Preston: £2,111

    £2,226£2,235£2,111Preston is higher£2,106£2,115£1,998

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Preston £11,280, Crawley £11,682Crawley: £11,682Preston: £11,280Crawley: £11,731Preston: £11,328Crawley: £11,081Preston: £10,699

    £11,280£11,328£10,699Crawley is higherDepends on how you count£11,682£11,731£11,081

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Preston £661, Crawley £648Crawley: £648Preston: £661Crawley: £650Preston: £663Crawley: £614Preston: £627

    £661£663£627Preston is higher£648£650£614

  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, Crawley £685Crawley: £685Preston: £808Crawley: £688Preston: £811Crawley: £649Preston: £766

    £808£811£766Preston is higher£685£688£649

  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, Crawley £30Crawley: £30Preston: £37Crawley: £30Preston: £37Crawley: £28Preston: £35

    £37£37£35Preston is higher£30£30£28

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Preston £530, Crawley £353Crawley: £353Preston: £530Crawley: £354Preston: £532Crawley: £335Preston: £503

    £530£532£503Preston is higher£353£354£335

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Preston £114, Crawley £127Crawley: £127Preston: £114Crawley: £127Preston: £114Crawley: £120Preston: £108

    £114£114£108Crawley is higherDepends on how you count£127£127£120

  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, Crawley £91Crawley: £91Preston: £117Crawley: £91Preston: £117Crawley: £86Preston: £111

    £117£117£111Preston is higher£91£91£86

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Preston £1,759, Crawley £1,783Crawley: £1,783Preston: £1,759Crawley: £1,790Preston: £1,767Crawley: £1,691Preston: £1,669

    £1,759£1,767£1,669Crawley is higherDepends on how you count£1,783£1,790£1,691

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Preston £225, Crawley £230Crawley: £230Preston: £225Crawley: £231Preston: £226Crawley: £218Preston: £214

    £225£226£214Crawley is higherDepends on how you count£230£231£218

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Preston £338, Crawley £219Crawley: £219Preston: £338Crawley: £220Preston: £339Crawley: £208Preston: £320

    £338£339£320Preston is higher£219£220£208

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Preston £5.25, Crawley £8.11Crawley: £8.11Preston: £5.25Crawley: £8.14Preston: £5.27Crawley: £7.69Preston: £4.98

    £5.25£5.27£4.98Crawley is higher£8.11£8.14£7.69

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Preston £7.24, Crawley £5.27Crawley: £5.27Preston: £7.24Crawley: £5.29Preston: £7.27Crawley: £5.00Preston: £6.87

    £7.24£7.27£6.87Preston is higher£5.27£5.29£5.00

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Preston £4.08, Crawley £6.25Crawley: £6.25Preston: £4.08Crawley: £6.28Preston: £4.10Crawley: £5.93Preston: £3.87

    £4.08£4.10£3.87Crawley is higher£6.25£6.28£5.93

  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, Crawley 1,020.8Crawley: 1,020.8Preston: 1,008.3

    1,008.3Crawley is higherDepends on how you count1,020.8

  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, Crawley 115.6Crawley: 115.6Preston: 145.6

    145.6Preston is higher115.6

  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: Preston 160.7, Crawley 143.0Crawley: 143.0Preston: 160.7

    160.7Preston is higher143.0

  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, Crawley 53.8Crawley: 53.8Preston: 78.8

    78.8Preston is higher53.8

  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, Crawley 199.9Crawley: 199.9Preston: 220.2

    220.2Preston is higher199.9

  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, Crawley 20.7Crawley: 20.7Preston: 26.8

    26.8Preston is higher20.7

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Preston and Crawley, per person in the age group
MeasurePrestonCrawleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,068£4,085£3,859£3,738£3,754£3,546Preston
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,785£12,839£12,127£13,044£13,099£12,373Crawley
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,226£2,235£2,111£2,106£2,115£1,998Preston
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,280£11,328£10,699£11,682£11,731£11,081Crawley
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£661£663£627£648£650£614Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£808£811£766£685£688£649Preston
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£37£37£35£30£30£28Preston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£530£532£503£353£354£335Preston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£114£114£108£127£127£120Crawley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£117£117£111£91£91£86Preston
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,759£1,767£1,669£1,783£1,790£1,691Crawley
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£225£226£214£230£231£218Crawley
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£338£339£320£219£220£208Preston
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.25£5.27£4.98£8.11£8.14£7.69Crawley
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.24£7.27£6.87£5.27£5.29£5.00Preston
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.08£4.10£3.87£6.25£6.28£5.93Crawley
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,008.31,020.8Crawley
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026145.6115.6Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026160.7143.0Preston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202678.853.8Preston
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026220.2199.9Preston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202626.820.7Preston

Per resident

Preston is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Crawley 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 Crawley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Preston £4,068, Crawley £3,738Crawley: £3,738Preston: £4,068Crawley: £3,754Preston: £4,085Crawley: £3,546Preston: £3,859

    £4,068£4,085£3,859Preston is higher£3,738£3,754£3,546

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Preston £1,725, Crawley £1,641Crawley: £1,641Preston: £1,725Crawley: £1,648Preston: £1,733Crawley: £1,556Preston: £1,637

    £1,725£1,733£1,637Preston is higherDepends on how you count£1,641£1,648£1,556

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Preston £1,469, Crawley £1,381Crawley: £1,381Preston: £1,469Crawley: £1,387Preston: £1,476Crawley: £1,310Preston: £1,394

    £1,469£1,476£1,394Preston is higher£1,381£1,387£1,310

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Preston £1,522, Crawley £1,469Crawley: £1,469Preston: £1,522Crawley: £1,476Preston: £1,529Crawley: £1,394Preston: £1,444

    £1,522£1,529£1,444Preston is higherDepends on how you count£1,469£1,476£1,394

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Preston £89, Crawley £81Crawley: £81Preston: £89Crawley: £82Preston: £90Crawley: £77Preston: £85

    £89£90£85Preston is higher£81£82£77

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Preston £109, Crawley £86Crawley: £86Preston: £109Crawley: £86Preston: £110Crawley: £82Preston: £103

    £109£110£103Preston is higher£86£86£82

  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, Crawley £3.75Crawley: £3.75Preston: £4.95Crawley: £3.77Preston: £4.98Crawley: £3.56Preston: £4.70

    £4.95£4.98£4.70Preston is higher£3.75£3.77£3.56

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Preston £530, Crawley £353Crawley: £353Preston: £530Crawley: £354Preston: £532Crawley: £335Preston: £503

    £530£532£503Preston is higher£353£354£335

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Preston £114, Crawley £127Crawley: £127Preston: £114Crawley: £127Preston: £114Crawley: £120Preston: £108

    £114£114£108Crawley is higherDepends on how you count£127£127£120

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Preston £77, Crawley £60Crawley: £60Preston: £77Crawley: £60Preston: £77Crawley: £57Preston: £73

    £77£77£73Preston is higher£60£60£57

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Preston £1,161, Crawley £1,169Crawley: £1,169Preston: £1,161Crawley: £1,174Preston: £1,166Crawley: £1,109Preston: £1,101

    £1,161£1,166£1,101Crawley is higherDepends on how you count£1,169£1,174£1,109

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Preston £225, Crawley £230Crawley: £230Preston: £225Crawley: £231Preston: £226Crawley: £218Preston: £214

    £225£226£214Crawley is higherDepends on how you count£230£231£218

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Preston £223, Crawley £144Crawley: £144Preston: £223Crawley: £144Preston: £224Crawley: £136Preston: £211

    £223£224£211Preston is higher£144£144£136

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Preston £3.47, Crawley £5.31Crawley: £5.31Preston: £3.47Crawley: £5.34Preston: £3.48Crawley: £5.04Preston: £3.29

    £3.47£3.48£3.29Crawley is higher£5.31£5.34£5.04

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Preston £4.78, Crawley £3.46Crawley: £3.46Preston: £4.78Crawley: £3.47Preston: £4.80Crawley: £3.28Preston: £4.53

    £4.78£4.80£4.53Preston is higher£3.46£3.47£3.28

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Preston £4.08, Crawley £6.25Crawley: £6.25Preston: £4.08Crawley: £6.28Preston: £4.10Crawley: £5.93Preston: £3.87

    £4.08£4.10£3.87Crawley is higher£6.25£6.28£5.93

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Preston 136.1, Crawley 128.4Crawley: 128.4Preston: 136.1

    136.1Preston is higherDepends on how you count128.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Preston 19.7, Crawley 14.5Crawley: 14.5Preston: 19.7

    19.7Preston is higher14.5

  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, Crawley 18.0Crawley: 18.0Preston: 21.7

    21.7Preston is higher18.0

  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, Crawley 53.8Crawley: 53.8Preston: 78.8

    78.8Preston is higher53.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Preston 145.3, Crawley 131.1Crawley: 131.1Preston: 145.3

    145.3Preston is higher131.1

  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, Crawley 13.5Crawley: 13.5Preston: 17.7

    17.7Preston is higher13.5

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Preston and Crawley, per resident
MeasurePrestonCrawleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,068£4,085£3,859£3,738£3,754£3,546Preston
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,725£1,733£1,637£1,641£1,648£1,556Preston
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,469£1,476£1,394£1,381£1,387£1,310Preston
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,522£1,529£1,444£1,469£1,476£1,394Preston
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£89£90£85£81£82£77Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£109£110£103£86£86£82Preston
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.95£4.98£4.70£3.75£3.77£3.56Preston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£530£532£503£353£354£335Preston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£114£114£108£127£127£120Crawley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£77£77£73£60£60£57Preston
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,161£1,166£1,101£1,169£1,174£1,109Crawley
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£225£226£214£230£231£218Crawley
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£223£224£211£144£144£136Preston
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.47£3.48£3.29£5.31£5.34£5.04Crawley
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.78£4.80£4.53£3.46£3.47£3.28Preston
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.08£4.10£3.87£6.25£6.28£5.93Crawley
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026136.1128.4Preston
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.714.5Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202621.718.0Preston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202678.853.8Preston
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026145.3131.1Preston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202617.713.5Preston

Total

Preston is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and Crawley on 2. 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 Crawley

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Preston £657.4m, Crawley £462.6mCrawley: £462.6mPreston: £657.4mCrawley: £464.6mPreston: £660.2mCrawley: £438.8mPreston: £623.5m

    £657.4m£660.2m£623.5mPreston is higher£462.6m£464.6m£438.8m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Preston £278.8m, Crawley £203.1mCrawley: £203.1mPreston: £278.8mCrawley: £203.9mPreston: £280.0mCrawley: £192.6mPreston: £264.5m

    £278.8m£280.0m£264.5mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£203.1m£203.9m£192.6m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Preston £237.4m, Crawley £171.0mCrawley: £171.0mPreston: £237.4mCrawley: £171.7mPreston: £238.5mCrawley: £162.2mPreston: £225.2m

    £237.4m£238.5m£225.2mPreston is higher£171.0m£171.7m£162.2m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Preston £246.0m, Crawley £181.9mCrawley: £181.9mPreston: £246.0mCrawley: £182.6mPreston: £247.0mCrawley: £172.5mPreston: £233.3m

    £246.0m£247.0m£233.3mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£181.9m£182.6m£172.5m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Preston £14.4m, Crawley £10.1mCrawley: £10.1mPreston: £14.4mCrawley: £10.1mPreston: £14.5mCrawley: £9.6mPreston: £13.7m

    £14.4m£14.5m£13.7mPreston is higher£10.1m£10.1m£9.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Preston £17.6m, Crawley £10.7mCrawley: £10.7mPreston: £17.6mCrawley: £10.7mPreston: £17.7mCrawley: £10.1mPreston: £16.7m

    £17.6m£17.7m£16.7mPreston is higher£10.7m£10.7m£10.1m

  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, Crawley £0.46mCrawley: £0.46mPreston: £0.80mCrawley: £0.47mPreston: £0.80mCrawley: £0.44mPreston: £0.76m

    £0.80m£0.80m£0.76mPreston is higher£0.46m£0.47m£0.44m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Preston £85.7m, Crawley £43.7mCrawley: £43.7mPreston: £85.7mCrawley: £43.9mPreston: £86.0mCrawley: £41.4mPreston: £81.3m

    £85.7m£86.0m£81.3mPreston is higher£43.7m£43.9m£41.4m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Preston £18.4m, Crawley £15.7mCrawley: £15.7mPreston: £18.4mCrawley: £15.8mPreston: £18.4mCrawley: £14.9mPreston: £17.4m

    £18.4m£18.4m£17.4mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£15.7m£15.8m£14.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Preston £12.4m, Crawley £7.4mCrawley: £7.4mPreston: £12.4mCrawley: £7.4mPreston: £12.5mCrawley: £7.0mPreston: £11.8m

    £12.4m£12.5m£11.8mPreston is higher£7.4m£7.4m£7.0m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Preston £187.6m, Crawley £144.7mCrawley: £144.7mPreston: £187.6mCrawley: £145.3mPreston: £188.4mCrawley: £137.3mPreston: £178.0m

    £187.6m£188.4m£178.0mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£144.7m£145.3m£137.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Preston £36.4m, Crawley £28.5mCrawley: £28.5mPreston: £36.4mCrawley: £28.6mPreston: £36.5mCrawley: £27.0mPreston: £34.5m

    £36.4m£36.5m£34.5mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£28.5m£28.6m£27.0m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Preston £36.0m, Crawley £17.8mCrawley: £17.8mPreston: £36.0mCrawley: £17.9mPreston: £36.2mCrawley: £16.9mPreston: £34.2m

    £36.0m£36.2m£34.2mPreston is higher£17.8m£17.9m£16.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Preston £0.56m, Crawley £0.66mCrawley: £0.66mPreston: £0.56mCrawley: £0.66mPreston: £0.56mCrawley: £0.62mPreston: £0.53m

    £0.56m£0.56m£0.53mCrawley is higher£0.66m£0.66m£0.62m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Preston £0.77m, Crawley £0.43mCrawley: £0.43mPreston: £0.77mCrawley: £0.43mPreston: £0.78mCrawley: £0.41mPreston: £0.73m

    £0.77m£0.78m£0.73mPreston is higher£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Preston £0.66m, Crawley £0.77mCrawley: £0.77mPreston: £0.66mCrawley: £0.78mPreston: £0.66mCrawley: £0.73mPreston: £0.62m

    £0.66m£0.66m£0.62mCrawley is higher£0.77m£0.78m£0.73m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Preston 21,990, Crawley 15,892Crawley: 15,892Preston: 21,990

    21,990Preston is higherDepends on how you count15,892

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Preston 3,176, Crawley 1,800Crawley: 1,800Preston: 3,176

    3,176Preston is higher1,800

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Preston 3,505, Crawley 2,226Crawley: 2,226Preston: 3,505

    3,505Preston is higher2,226

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Preston 12,733, Crawley 6,659Crawley: 6,659Preston: 12,733

    12,733Preston is higher6,659

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Preston 23,483, Crawley 16,230Crawley: 16,230Preston: 23,483

    23,483Preston is higher16,230

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Preston 2,862, Crawley 1,676Crawley: 1,676Preston: 2,862

    2,862Preston is higher1,676

Show the numbers
Preston and Crawley, total
MeasurePrestonCrawleyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£657.4m£660.2m£623.5m£462.6m£464.6m£438.8mPreston
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£278.8m£280.0m£264.5m£203.1m£203.9m£192.6mPreston
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£237.4m£238.5m£225.2m£171.0m£171.7m£162.2mPreston
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£246.0m£247.0m£233.3m£181.9m£182.6m£172.5mPreston
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£14.4m£14.5m£13.7m£10.1m£10.1m£9.6mPreston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.6m£17.7m£16.7m£10.7m£10.7m£10.1mPreston
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.80m£0.80m£0.76m£0.46m£0.47m£0.44mPreston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£85.7m£86.0m£81.3m£43.7m£43.9m£41.4mPreston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.4m£18.4m£17.4m£15.7m£15.8m£14.9mPreston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.4m£12.5m£11.8m£7.4m£7.4m£7.0mPreston
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£187.6m£188.4m£178.0m£144.7m£145.3m£137.3mPreston
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£36.4m£36.5m£34.5m£28.5m£28.6m£27.0mPreston
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£36.0m£36.2m£34.2m£17.8m£17.9m£16.9mPreston
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m£0.66m£0.66m£0.62mCrawley
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.77m£0.78m£0.73m£0.43m£0.43m£0.41mPreston
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.66m£0.66m£0.62m£0.77m£0.78m£0.73mCrawley
State Pensiontotal, March 202621,99015,892Preston
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,1761,800Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,5052,226Preston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202612,7336,659Preston
Universal Credittotal, May 202623,48316,230Preston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,8621,676Preston

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.