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Preston and Stevenage

161,593 and 91,234 residents (mid-2024).

Preston is higher than Stevenage on 10 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 10 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 13 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 10 of 22 measures, and Stevenage on 12. 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 Stevenage

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Preston £4,068, Stevenage £4,112Stevenage: £4,112Preston: £4,068Stevenage: £4,130Preston: £4,085Stevenage: £3,901Preston: £3,859

    £4,068£4,085£3,859Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£4,112£4,130£3,901

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Preston £12,785, Stevenage £13,039Stevenage: £13,039Preston: £12,785Stevenage: £13,095Preston: £12,839Stevenage: £12,368Preston: £12,127

    £12,785£12,839£12,127Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£13,039£13,095£12,368

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Preston £2,226, Stevenage £2,074Stevenage: £2,074Preston: £2,226Stevenage: £2,082Preston: £2,235Stevenage: £1,967Preston: £2,111

    £2,226£2,235£2,111Preston is higher£2,074£2,082£1,967

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Preston £11,280, Stevenage £11,748Stevenage: £11,748Preston: £11,280Stevenage: £11,798Preston: £11,328Stevenage: £11,144Preston: £10,699

    £11,280£11,328£10,699Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£11,748£11,798£11,144

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Preston £661, Stevenage £479Stevenage: £479Preston: £661Stevenage: £481Preston: £663Stevenage: £454Preston: £627

    £661£663£627Preston is higher£479£481£454

  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, Stevenage £784Stevenage: £784Preston: £808Stevenage: £788Preston: £811Stevenage: £744Preston: £766

    £808£811£766Preston is higherDepends on how you count£784£788£744

  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, Stevenage £27Stevenage: £27Preston: £37Stevenage: £28Preston: £37Stevenage: £26Preston: £35

    £37£37£35Preston is higher£27£28£26

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Preston £530, Stevenage £418Stevenage: £418Preston: £530Stevenage: £420Preston: £532Stevenage: £397Preston: £503

    £530£532£503Preston is higher£418£420£397

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Preston £114, Stevenage £190Stevenage: £190Preston: £114Stevenage: £190Preston: £114Stevenage: £180Preston: £108

    £114£114£108Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£190£190£180

  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, Stevenage £123Stevenage: £123Preston: £117Stevenage: £124Preston: £117Stevenage: £117Preston: £111

    £117£117£111Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£123£124£117

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Preston £1,759, Stevenage £1,645Stevenage: £1,645Preston: £1,759Stevenage: £1,652Preston: £1,767Stevenage: £1,560Preston: £1,669

    £1,759£1,767£1,669Preston is higher£1,645£1,652£1,560

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Preston £225, Stevenage £243Stevenage: £243Preston: £225Stevenage: £244Preston: £226Stevenage: £230Preston: £214

    £225£226£214Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£243£244£230

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Preston £338, Stevenage £289Stevenage: £289Preston: £338Stevenage: £290Preston: £339Stevenage: £274Preston: £320

    £338£339£320Preston is higher£289£290£274

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Preston £5.25, Stevenage £8.20Stevenage: £8.20Preston: £5.25Stevenage: £8.24Preston: £5.27Stevenage: £7.78Preston: £4.98

    £5.25£5.27£4.98Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£8.20£8.24£7.78

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Preston £7.24, Stevenage £7.75Stevenage: £7.75Preston: £7.24Stevenage: £7.78Preston: £7.27Stevenage: £7.35Preston: £6.87

    £7.24£7.27£6.87Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£7.75£7.78£7.35

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Preston £4.08, Stevenage £5.72Stevenage: £5.72Preston: £4.08Stevenage: £5.75Preston: £4.10Stevenage: £5.43Preston: £3.87

    £4.08£4.10£3.87Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£5.72£5.75£5.43

  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, Stevenage 1,018.4Stevenage: 1,018.4Preston: 1,008.3

    1,008.3Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count1,018.4

  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, Stevenage 109.9Stevenage: 109.9Preston: 145.6

    145.6Preston is higher109.9

  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, Stevenage 162.2Stevenage: 162.2Preston: 160.7

    160.7Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count162.2

  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, Stevenage 65.2Stevenage: 65.2Preston: 78.8

    78.8Preston is higher65.2

  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, Stevenage 189.5Stevenage: 189.5Preston: 220.2

    220.2Preston is higher189.5

  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, Stevenage 27.0Stevenage: 27.0Preston: 26.8

    26.8Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count27.0

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Preston and Stevenage, per person in the age group
MeasurePrestonStevenageHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,068£4,085£3,859£4,112£4,130£3,901Stevenage
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,785£12,839£12,127£13,039£13,095£12,368Stevenage
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,226£2,235£2,111£2,074£2,082£1,967Preston
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,280£11,328£10,699£11,748£11,798£11,144Stevenage
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£661£663£627£479£481£454Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£808£811£766£784£788£744Preston
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£37£37£35£27£28£26Preston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£530£532£503£418£420£397Preston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£114£114£108£190£190£180Stevenage
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£117£117£111£123£124£117Stevenage
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,759£1,767£1,669£1,645£1,652£1,560Preston
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£225£226£214£243£244£230Stevenage
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£338£339£320£289£290£274Preston
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.25£5.27£4.98£8.20£8.24£7.78Stevenage
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.24£7.27£6.87£7.75£7.78£7.35Stevenage
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.08£4.10£3.87£5.72£5.75£5.43Stevenage
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,008.31,018.4Stevenage
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026145.6109.9Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026160.7162.2Stevenage
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202678.865.2Preston
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026220.2189.5Preston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202626.827.0Stevenage

Per resident

Preston is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Stevenage on 12. 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 Stevenage

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Preston £4,068, Stevenage £4,112Stevenage: £4,112Preston: £4,068Stevenage: £4,130Preston: £4,085Stevenage: £3,901Preston: £3,859

    £4,068£4,085£3,859Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£4,112£4,130£3,901

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Preston £1,725, Stevenage £1,924Stevenage: £1,924Preston: £1,725Stevenage: £1,932Preston: £1,733Stevenage: £1,825Preston: £1,637

    £1,725£1,733£1,637Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£1,924£1,932£1,825

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Preston £1,469, Stevenage £1,332Stevenage: £1,332Preston: £1,469Stevenage: £1,338Preston: £1,476Stevenage: £1,263Preston: £1,394

    £1,469£1,476£1,394Preston is higher£1,332£1,338£1,263

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Preston £1,522, Stevenage £1,734Stevenage: £1,734Preston: £1,522Stevenage: £1,741Preston: £1,529Stevenage: £1,644Preston: £1,444

    £1,522£1,529£1,444Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£1,734£1,741£1,644

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Preston £89, Stevenage £71Stevenage: £71Preston: £89Stevenage: £71Preston: £90Stevenage: £67Preston: £85

    £89£90£85Preston is higher£71£71£67

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Preston £109, Stevenage £116Stevenage: £116Preston: £109Stevenage: £116Preston: £110Stevenage: £110Preston: £103

    £109£110£103Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£116£116£110

  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, Stevenage £4.06Stevenage: £4.06Preston: £4.95Stevenage: £4.08Preston: £4.98Stevenage: £3.85Preston: £4.70

    £4.95£4.98£4.70Preston is higher£4.06£4.08£3.85

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Preston £530, Stevenage £418Stevenage: £418Preston: £530Stevenage: £420Preston: £532Stevenage: £397Preston: £503

    £530£532£503Preston is higher£418£420£397

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Preston £114, Stevenage £190Stevenage: £190Preston: £114Stevenage: £190Preston: £114Stevenage: £180Preston: £108

    £114£114£108Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£190£190£180

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Preston £77, Stevenage £79Stevenage: £79Preston: £77Stevenage: £80Preston: £77Stevenage: £75Preston: £73

    £77£77£73Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£79£80£75

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Preston £1,161, Stevenage £1,057Stevenage: £1,057Preston: £1,161Stevenage: £1,061Preston: £1,166Stevenage: £1,002Preston: £1,101

    £1,161£1,166£1,101Preston is higher£1,057£1,061£1,002

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Preston £225, Stevenage £243Stevenage: £243Preston: £225Stevenage: £244Preston: £226Stevenage: £230Preston: £214

    £225£226£214Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£243£244£230

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Preston £223, Stevenage £186Stevenage: £186Preston: £223Stevenage: £187Preston: £224Stevenage: £176Preston: £211

    £223£224£211Preston is higher£186£187£176

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Preston £3.47, Stevenage £5.27Stevenage: £5.27Preston: £3.47Stevenage: £5.29Preston: £3.48Stevenage: £5.00Preston: £3.29

    £3.47£3.48£3.29Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£5.27£5.29£5.00

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Preston £4.78, Stevenage £4.98Stevenage: £4.98Preston: £4.78Stevenage: £5.00Preston: £4.80Stevenage: £4.72Preston: £4.53

    £4.78£4.80£4.53Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£4.98£5.00£4.72

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Preston £4.08, Stevenage £5.72Stevenage: £5.72Preston: £4.08Stevenage: £5.75Preston: £4.10Stevenage: £5.43Preston: £3.87

    £4.08£4.10£3.87Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£5.72£5.75£5.43

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Preston 136.1, Stevenage 150.3Stevenage: 150.3Preston: 136.1

    136.1Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count150.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Preston 19.7, Stevenage 16.2Stevenage: 16.2Preston: 19.7

    19.7Preston is higher16.2

  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, Stevenage 23.9Stevenage: 23.9Preston: 21.7

    21.7Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count23.9

  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, Stevenage 65.2Stevenage: 65.2Preston: 78.8

    78.8Preston is higher65.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Preston 145.3, Stevenage 121.7Stevenage: 121.7Preston: 145.3

    145.3Preston is higher121.7

  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, Stevenage 17.4Stevenage: 17.4Preston: 17.7

    17.7Preston is higherDepends on how you count17.4

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Preston and Stevenage, per resident
MeasurePrestonStevenageHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,068£4,085£3,859£4,112£4,130£3,901Stevenage
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,725£1,733£1,637£1,924£1,932£1,825Stevenage
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,469£1,476£1,394£1,332£1,338£1,263Preston
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,522£1,529£1,444£1,734£1,741£1,644Stevenage
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£89£90£85£71£71£67Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£109£110£103£116£116£110Stevenage
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.95£4.98£4.70£4.06£4.08£3.85Preston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£530£532£503£418£420£397Preston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£114£114£108£190£190£180Stevenage
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£77£77£73£79£80£75Stevenage
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,161£1,166£1,101£1,057£1,061£1,002Preston
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£225£226£214£243£244£230Stevenage
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£223£224£211£186£187£176Preston
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.47£3.48£3.29£5.27£5.29£5.00Stevenage
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.78£4.80£4.53£4.98£5.00£4.72Stevenage
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.08£4.10£3.87£5.72£5.75£5.43Stevenage
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026136.1150.3Stevenage
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.716.2Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202621.723.9Stevenage
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202678.865.2Preston
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026145.3121.7Preston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202617.717.4Preston

Total

Preston is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Stevenage on 0. 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 Stevenage

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Preston £657.4m, Stevenage £375.2mStevenage: £375.2mPreston: £657.4mStevenage: £376.8mPreston: £660.2mStevenage: £355.9mPreston: £623.5m

    £657.4m£660.2m£623.5mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£375.2m£376.8m£355.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Preston £278.8m, Stevenage £175.5mStevenage: £175.5mPreston: £278.8mStevenage: £176.3mPreston: £280.0mStevenage: £166.5mPreston: £264.5m

    £278.8m£280.0m£264.5mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£175.5m£176.3m£166.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Preston £237.4m, Stevenage £121.5mStevenage: £121.5mPreston: £237.4mStevenage: £122.0mPreston: £238.5mStevenage: £115.3mPreston: £225.2m

    £237.4m£238.5m£225.2mPreston is higher£121.5m£122.0m£115.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Preston £246.0m, Stevenage £158.2mStevenage: £158.2mPreston: £246.0mStevenage: £158.8mPreston: £247.0mStevenage: £150.0mPreston: £233.3m

    £246.0m£247.0m£233.3mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£158.2m£158.8m£150.0m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Preston £14.4m, Stevenage £6.4mStevenage: £6.4mPreston: £14.4mStevenage: £6.5mPreston: £14.5mStevenage: £6.1mPreston: £13.7m

    £14.4m£14.5m£13.7mPreston is higher£6.4m£6.5m£6.1m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Preston £17.6m, Stevenage £10.6mStevenage: £10.6mPreston: £17.6mStevenage: £10.6mPreston: £17.7mStevenage: £10.0mPreston: £16.7m

    £17.6m£17.7m£16.7mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£10.6m£10.6m£10.0m

  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, Stevenage £0.37mStevenage: £0.37mPreston: £0.80mStevenage: £0.37mPreston: £0.80mStevenage: £0.35mPreston: £0.76m

    £0.80m£0.80m£0.76mPreston is higher£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Preston £85.7m, Stevenage £38.2mStevenage: £38.2mPreston: £85.7mStevenage: £38.3mPreston: £86.0mStevenage: £36.2mPreston: £81.3m

    £85.7m£86.0m£81.3mPreston is higher£38.2m£38.3m£36.2m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Preston £18.4m, Stevenage £17.3mStevenage: £17.3mPreston: £18.4mStevenage: £17.4mPreston: £18.4mStevenage: £16.4mPreston: £17.4m

    £18.4m£18.4m£17.4mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£17.3m£17.4m£16.4m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Preston £12.4m, Stevenage £7.2mStevenage: £7.2mPreston: £12.4mStevenage: £7.3mPreston: £12.5mStevenage: £6.9mPreston: £11.8m

    £12.4m£12.5m£11.8mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£7.2m£7.3m£6.9m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Preston £187.6m, Stevenage £96.4mStevenage: £96.4mPreston: £187.6mStevenage: £96.8mPreston: £188.4mStevenage: £91.4mPreston: £178.0m

    £187.6m£188.4m£178.0mPreston is higher£96.4m£96.8m£91.4m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Preston £36.4m, Stevenage £22.1mStevenage: £22.1mPreston: £36.4mStevenage: £22.2mPreston: £36.5mStevenage: £21.0mPreston: £34.5m

    £36.4m£36.5m£34.5mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£22.1m£22.2m£21.0m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Preston £36.0m, Stevenage £17.0mStevenage: £17.0mPreston: £36.0mStevenage: £17.0mPreston: £36.2mStevenage: £16.1mPreston: £34.2m

    £36.0m£36.2m£34.2mPreston is higher£17.0m£17.0m£16.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Preston £0.56m, Stevenage £0.48mStevenage: £0.48mPreston: £0.56mStevenage: £0.48mPreston: £0.56mStevenage: £0.46mPreston: £0.53m

    £0.56m£0.56m£0.53mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£0.48m£0.48m£0.46m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Preston £0.77m, Stevenage £0.45mStevenage: £0.45mPreston: £0.77mStevenage: £0.46mPreston: £0.78mStevenage: £0.43mPreston: £0.73m

    £0.77m£0.78m£0.73mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£0.45m£0.46m£0.43m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Preston £0.66m, Stevenage £0.52mStevenage: £0.52mPreston: £0.66mStevenage: £0.52mPreston: £0.66mStevenage: £0.50mPreston: £0.62m

    £0.66m£0.66m£0.62mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£0.52m£0.52m£0.50m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Preston 21,990, Stevenage 13,710Stevenage: 13,710Preston: 21,990

    21,990Preston is higherDepends on how you count13,710

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Preston 3,176, Stevenage 1,479Stevenage: 1,479Preston: 3,176

    3,176Preston is higher1,479

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Preston 3,505, Stevenage 2,183Stevenage: 2,183Preston: 3,505

    3,505Preston is higherDepends on how you count2,183

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Preston 12,733, Stevenage 5,945Stevenage: 5,945Preston: 12,733

    12,733Preston is higher5,945

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Preston 23,483, Stevenage 11,107Stevenage: 11,107Preston: 23,483

    23,483Preston is higher11,107

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Preston 2,862, Stevenage 1,584Stevenage: 1,584Preston: 2,862

    2,862Preston is higherDepends on how you count1,584

Show the numbers
Preston and Stevenage, total
MeasurePrestonStevenageHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£657.4m£660.2m£623.5m£375.2m£376.8m£355.9mPreston
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£278.8m£280.0m£264.5m£175.5m£176.3m£166.5mPreston
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£237.4m£238.5m£225.2m£121.5m£122.0m£115.3mPreston
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£246.0m£247.0m£233.3m£158.2m£158.8m£150.0mPreston
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£14.4m£14.5m£13.7m£6.4m£6.5m£6.1mPreston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.6m£17.7m£16.7m£10.6m£10.6m£10.0mPreston
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.80m£0.80m£0.76m£0.37m£0.37m£0.35mPreston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£85.7m£86.0m£81.3m£38.2m£38.3m£36.2mPreston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.4m£18.4m£17.4m£17.3m£17.4m£16.4mPreston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.4m£12.5m£11.8m£7.2m£7.3m£6.9mPreston
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£187.6m£188.4m£178.0m£96.4m£96.8m£91.4mPreston
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£36.4m£36.5m£34.5m£22.1m£22.2m£21.0mPreston
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£36.0m£36.2m£34.2m£17.0m£17.0m£16.1mPreston
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m£0.48m£0.48m£0.46mPreston
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.77m£0.78m£0.73m£0.45m£0.46m£0.43mPreston
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.66m£0.66m£0.62m£0.52m£0.52m£0.50mPreston
State Pensiontotal, March 202621,99013,710Preston
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,1761,479Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,5052,183Preston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202612,7335,945Preston
Universal Credittotal, May 202623,48311,107Preston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,8621,584Preston

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.
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  4. 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  10. 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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