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East Staffordshire and Maidstone

130,069 and 189,189 residents (mid-2024).

East Staffordshire is higher than Maidstone on 12 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 14 of 22 per resident and 0 of 22 in total.

On 14 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

East Staffordshire is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Maidstone on 10. 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

East Staffordshire Maidstone

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: East Staffordshire £4,017, Maidstone £3,977Maidstone: £3,977East Staffordshire: £4,017Maidstone: £3,994East Staffordshire: £4,035Maidstone: £3,772East Staffordshire: £3,811

    £4,017£4,035£3,811East Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£3,977£3,994£3,772

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: East Staffordshire £12,597, Maidstone £12,613Maidstone: £12,613East Staffordshire: £12,597Maidstone: £12,667East Staffordshire: £12,651Maidstone: £11,964East Staffordshire: £11,949

    £12,597£12,651£11,949Maidstone is higherDepends on how you count£12,613£12,667£11,964

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: East Staffordshire £1,791, Maidstone £1,785Maidstone: £1,785East Staffordshire: £1,791Maidstone: £1,793East Staffordshire: £1,799Maidstone: £1,693East Staffordshire: £1,699

    £1,791£1,799£1,699East Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£1,785£1,793£1,693

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: East Staffordshire £11,581, Maidstone £11,521Maidstone: £11,521East Staffordshire: £11,581Maidstone: £11,570East Staffordshire: £11,630Maidstone: £10,928East Staffordshire: £10,985

    £11,581£11,630£10,985East Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£11,521£11,570£10,928

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: East Staffordshire £325, Maidstone £395Maidstone: £395East Staffordshire: £325Maidstone: £396East Staffordshire: £327Maidstone: £374East Staffordshire: £309

    £325£327£309Maidstone is higher£395£396£374

  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: East Staffordshire £669, Maidstone £677Maidstone: £677East Staffordshire: £669Maidstone: £679East Staffordshire: £672Maidstone: £642East Staffordshire: £635

    £669£672£635Maidstone is higherDepends on how you count£677£679£642

  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: East Staffordshire £22, Maidstone £21Maidstone: £21East Staffordshire: £22Maidstone: £21East Staffordshire: £22Maidstone: £20East Staffordshire: £21

    £22£22£21East Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£21£21£20

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: East Staffordshire £390, Maidstone £331Maidstone: £331East Staffordshire: £390Maidstone: £333East Staffordshire: £391Maidstone: £314East Staffordshire: £370

    £390£391£370East Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£331£333£314

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: East Staffordshire £99, Maidstone £128Maidstone: £128East Staffordshire: £99Maidstone: £128East Staffordshire: £99Maidstone: £121East Staffordshire: £94

    £99£99£94Maidstone is higher£128£128£121

  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: East Staffordshire £103, Maidstone £102Maidstone: £102East Staffordshire: £103Maidstone: £103East Staffordshire: £104Maidstone: £97East Staffordshire: £98

    £103£104£98East Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£102£103£97

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: East Staffordshire £1,417, Maidstone £1,452Maidstone: £1,452East Staffordshire: £1,417Maidstone: £1,458East Staffordshire: £1,423Maidstone: £1,377East Staffordshire: £1,344

    £1,417£1,423£1,344Maidstone is higher£1,452£1,458£1,377

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: East Staffordshire £139, Maidstone £159Maidstone: £159East Staffordshire: £139Maidstone: £160East Staffordshire: £140Maidstone: £151East Staffordshire: £132

    £139£140£132Maidstone is higher£159£160£151

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: East Staffordshire £261, Maidstone £219Maidstone: £219East Staffordshire: £261Maidstone: £220East Staffordshire: £262Maidstone: £208East Staffordshire: £247

    £261£262£247East Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£219£220£208

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: East Staffordshire £6.09, Maidstone £6.53Maidstone: £6.53East Staffordshire: £6.09Maidstone: £6.55East Staffordshire: £6.12Maidstone: £6.19East Staffordshire: £5.78

    £6.09£6.12£5.78Maidstone is higher£6.53£6.55£6.19

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: East Staffordshire £4.65, Maidstone £5.37Maidstone: £5.37East Staffordshire: £4.65Maidstone: £5.39East Staffordshire: £4.67Maidstone: £5.09East Staffordshire: £4.41

    £4.65£4.67£4.41Maidstone is higher£5.37£5.39£5.09

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: East Staffordshire £5.79, Maidstone £8.03Maidstone: £8.03East Staffordshire: £5.79Maidstone: £8.07East Staffordshire: £5.81Maidstone: £7.62East Staffordshire: £5.49

    £5.79£5.81£5.49Maidstone is higher£8.03£8.07£7.62

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: East Staffordshire 1,021.6, Maidstone 998.8Maidstone: 998.8East Staffordshire: 1,021.6

    1,021.6East Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count998.8

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: East Staffordshire 84.1, Maidstone 83.7Maidstone: 83.7East Staffordshire: 84.1

    84.1East Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count83.7

  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: East Staffordshire 141.6, Maidstone 141.5Maidstone: 141.5East Staffordshire: 141.6

    141.6East Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count141.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: East Staffordshire 58.5, Maidstone 52.0Maidstone: 52.0East Staffordshire: 58.5

    58.5East Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count52.0

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: East Staffordshire 181.4, Maidstone 158.9Maidstone: 158.9East Staffordshire: 181.4

    181.4East Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count158.9

  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: East Staffordshire 22.9, Maidstone 23.5Maidstone: 23.5East Staffordshire: 22.9

    22.9Maidstone is higher23.5

Show the numbers
East Staffordshire and Maidstone, per person in the age group
MeasureEast StaffordshireMaidstoneHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,017£4,035£3,811£3,977£3,994£3,772East Staffordshire
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,597£12,651£11,949£12,613£12,667£11,964Maidstone
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,791£1,799£1,699£1,785£1,793£1,693East Staffordshire
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,581£11,630£10,985£11,521£11,570£10,928East Staffordshire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£325£327£309£395£396£374Maidstone
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£669£672£635£677£679£642Maidstone
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£22£22£21£21£21£20East Staffordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£390£391£370£331£333£314East Staffordshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£99£99£94£128£128£121Maidstone
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£103£104£98£102£103£97East Staffordshire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,417£1,423£1,344£1,452£1,458£1,377Maidstone
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£139£140£132£159£160£151Maidstone
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£261£262£247£219£220£208East Staffordshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.09£6.12£5.78£6.53£6.55£6.19Maidstone
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.65£4.67£4.41£5.37£5.39£5.09Maidstone
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.79£5.81£5.49£8.03£8.07£7.62Maidstone
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,021.6998.8East Staffordshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202684.183.7East Staffordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026141.6141.5East Staffordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202658.552.0East Staffordshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026181.4158.9East Staffordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202622.923.5Maidstone

Per resident

East Staffordshire is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Maidstone 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

East Staffordshire Maidstone

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: East Staffordshire £4,017, Maidstone £3,977Maidstone: £3,977East Staffordshire: £4,017Maidstone: £3,994East Staffordshire: £4,035Maidstone: £3,772East Staffordshire: £3,811

    £4,017£4,035£3,811East Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£3,977£3,994£3,772

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: East Staffordshire £2,279, Maidstone £2,250Maidstone: £2,250East Staffordshire: £2,279Maidstone: £2,259East Staffordshire: £2,289Maidstone: £2,134East Staffordshire: £2,162

    £2,279£2,289£2,162East Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£2,250£2,259£2,134

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: East Staffordshire £1,105, Maidstone £1,101Maidstone: £1,101East Staffordshire: £1,105Maidstone: £1,106East Staffordshire: £1,109Maidstone: £1,045East Staffordshire: £1,048

    £1,105£1,109£1,048East Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£1,101£1,106£1,045

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: East Staffordshire £2,095, Maidstone £2,055Maidstone: £2,055East Staffordshire: £2,095Maidstone: £2,064East Staffordshire: £2,104Maidstone: £1,949East Staffordshire: £1,988

    £2,095£2,104£1,988East Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£2,055£2,064£1,949

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: East Staffordshire £59, Maidstone £70Maidstone: £70East Staffordshire: £59Maidstone: £71East Staffordshire: £59Maidstone: £67East Staffordshire: £56

    £59£59£56Maidstone is higher£70£71£67

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: East Staffordshire £121, Maidstone £121Maidstone: £121East Staffordshire: £121Maidstone: £121East Staffordshire: £122Maidstone: £114East Staffordshire: £115

    £121£122£115East Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£121£121£114

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: East Staffordshire £3.92, Maidstone £3.70Maidstone: £3.70East Staffordshire: £3.92Maidstone: £3.72East Staffordshire: £3.94Maidstone: £3.51East Staffordshire: £3.72

    £3.92£3.94£3.72East Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£3.70£3.72£3.51

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: East Staffordshire £390, Maidstone £331Maidstone: £331East Staffordshire: £390Maidstone: £333East Staffordshire: £391Maidstone: £314East Staffordshire: £370

    £390£391£370East Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£331£333£314

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: East Staffordshire £99, Maidstone £128Maidstone: £128East Staffordshire: £99Maidstone: £128East Staffordshire: £99Maidstone: £121East Staffordshire: £94

    £99£99£94Maidstone is higher£128£128£121

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: East Staffordshire £64, Maidstone £63Maidstone: £63East Staffordshire: £64Maidstone: £63East Staffordshire: £64Maidstone: £60East Staffordshire: £60

    £64£64£60East Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£63£63£60

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: East Staffordshire £874, Maidstone £896Maidstone: £896East Staffordshire: £874Maidstone: £899East Staffordshire: £877Maidstone: £849East Staffordshire: £829

    £874£877£829Maidstone is higher£896£899£849

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: East Staffordshire £139, Maidstone £159Maidstone: £159East Staffordshire: £139Maidstone: £160East Staffordshire: £140Maidstone: £151East Staffordshire: £132

    £139£140£132Maidstone is higher£159£160£151

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: East Staffordshire £161, Maidstone £135Maidstone: £135East Staffordshire: £161Maidstone: £136East Staffordshire: £161Maidstone: £128East Staffordshire: £152

    £161£161£152East Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£135£136£128

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: East Staffordshire £3.76, Maidstone £4.03Maidstone: £4.03East Staffordshire: £3.76Maidstone: £4.04East Staffordshire: £3.78Maidstone: £3.82East Staffordshire: £3.57

    £3.76£3.78£3.57Maidstone is higher£4.03£4.04£3.82

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: East Staffordshire £2.87, Maidstone £3.31Maidstone: £3.31East Staffordshire: £2.87Maidstone: £3.32East Staffordshire: £2.88Maidstone: £3.14East Staffordshire: £2.72

    £2.87£2.88£2.72Maidstone is higher£3.31£3.32£3.14

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: East Staffordshire £5.79, Maidstone £8.03Maidstone: £8.03East Staffordshire: £5.79Maidstone: £8.07East Staffordshire: £5.81Maidstone: £7.62East Staffordshire: £5.49

    £5.79£5.81£5.49Maidstone is higher£8.03£8.07£7.62

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: East Staffordshire 184.8, Maidstone 178.1Maidstone: 178.1East Staffordshire: 184.8

    184.8East Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count178.1

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: East Staffordshire 15.2, Maidstone 14.9Maidstone: 14.9East Staffordshire: 15.2

    15.2East Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count14.9

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: East Staffordshire 25.6, Maidstone 25.2Maidstone: 25.2East Staffordshire: 25.6

    25.6East Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count25.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: East Staffordshire 58.5, Maidstone 52.0Maidstone: 52.0East Staffordshire: 58.5

    58.5East Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count52.0

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: East Staffordshire 111.9, Maidstone 98.0Maidstone: 98.0East Staffordshire: 111.9

    111.9East Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count98.0

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: East Staffordshire 14.1, Maidstone 14.5Maidstone: 14.5East Staffordshire: 14.1

    14.1Maidstone is higher14.5

Show the numbers
East Staffordshire and Maidstone, per resident
MeasureEast StaffordshireMaidstoneHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,017£4,035£3,811£3,977£3,994£3,772East Staffordshire
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,279£2,289£2,162£2,250£2,259£2,134East Staffordshire
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,105£1,109£1,048£1,101£1,106£1,045East Staffordshire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,095£2,104£1,988£2,055£2,064£1,949East Staffordshire
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£59£59£56£70£71£67Maidstone
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£121£122£115£121£121£114East Staffordshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.92£3.94£3.72£3.70£3.72£3.51East Staffordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£390£391£370£331£333£314East Staffordshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£99£99£94£128£128£121Maidstone
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£64£64£60£63£63£60East Staffordshire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£874£877£829£896£899£849Maidstone
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£139£140£132£159£160£151Maidstone
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£161£161£152£135£136£128East Staffordshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.76£3.78£3.57£4.03£4.04£3.82Maidstone
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.87£2.88£2.72£3.31£3.32£3.14Maidstone
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.79£5.81£5.49£8.03£8.07£7.62Maidstone
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026184.8178.1East Staffordshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202615.214.9East Staffordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202625.625.2East Staffordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202658.552.0East Staffordshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026111.998.0East Staffordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202614.114.5Maidstone

Total

East Staffordshire is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Maidstone on 22. 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

East Staffordshire Maidstone

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: East Staffordshire £522.6m, Maidstone £752.4mMaidstone: £752.4mEast Staffordshire: £522.6mMaidstone: £755.6mEast Staffordshire: £524.8mMaidstone: £713.7mEast Staffordshire: £495.7m

    £522.6m£524.8m£495.7mMaidstone is higherDepends on how you count£752.4m£755.6m£713.7m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: East Staffordshire £296.5m, Maidstone £425.6mMaidstone: £425.6mEast Staffordshire: £296.5mMaidstone: £427.4mEast Staffordshire: £297.7mMaidstone: £403.7mEast Staffordshire: £281.2m

    £296.5m£297.7m£281.2mMaidstone is higherDepends on how you count£425.6m£427.4m£403.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: East Staffordshire £143.7m, Maidstone £208.4mMaidstone: £208.4mEast Staffordshire: £143.7mMaidstone: £209.3mEast Staffordshire: £144.3mMaidstone: £197.6mEast Staffordshire: £136.3m

    £143.7m£144.3m£136.3mMaidstone is higherDepends on how you count£208.4m£209.3m£197.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: East Staffordshire £272.5m, Maidstone £388.8mMaidstone: £388.8mEast Staffordshire: £272.5mMaidstone: £390.4mEast Staffordshire: £273.7mMaidstone: £368.7mEast Staffordshire: £258.5m

    £272.5m£273.7m£258.5mMaidstone is higherDepends on how you count£388.8m£390.4m£368.7m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: East Staffordshire £7.7m, Maidstone £13.3mMaidstone: £13.3mEast Staffordshire: £7.7mMaidstone: £13.4mEast Staffordshire: £7.7mMaidstone: £12.6mEast Staffordshire: £7.3m

    £7.7m£7.7m£7.3mMaidstone is higher£13.3m£13.4m£12.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: East Staffordshire £15.8m, Maidstone £22.8mMaidstone: £22.8mEast Staffordshire: £15.8mMaidstone: £22.9mEast Staffordshire: £15.8mMaidstone: £21.7mEast Staffordshire: £14.9m

    £15.8m£15.8m£14.9mMaidstone is higherDepends on how you count£22.8m£22.9m£21.7m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: East Staffordshire £0.51m, Maidstone £0.70mMaidstone: £0.70mEast Staffordshire: £0.51mMaidstone: £0.70mEast Staffordshire: £0.51mMaidstone: £0.66mEast Staffordshire: £0.48m

    £0.51m£0.51m£0.48mMaidstone is higherDepends on how you count£0.70m£0.70m£0.66m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: East Staffordshire £50.7m, Maidstone £62.7mMaidstone: £62.7mEast Staffordshire: £50.7mMaidstone: £62.9mEast Staffordshire: £50.9mMaidstone: £59.4mEast Staffordshire: £48.1m

    £50.7m£50.9m£48.1mMaidstone is higherDepends on how you count£62.7m£62.9m£59.4m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: East Staffordshire £12.9m, Maidstone £24.1mMaidstone: £24.1mEast Staffordshire: £12.9mMaidstone: £24.2mEast Staffordshire: £12.9mMaidstone: £22.9mEast Staffordshire: £12.2m

    £12.9m£12.9m£12.2mMaidstone is higher£24.1m£24.2m£22.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: East Staffordshire £8.3m, Maidstone £11.9mMaidstone: £11.9mEast Staffordshire: £8.3mMaidstone: £12.0mEast Staffordshire: £8.3mMaidstone: £11.3mEast Staffordshire: £7.8m

    £8.3m£8.3m£7.8mMaidstone is higherDepends on how you count£11.9m£12.0m£11.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: East Staffordshire £113.6m, Maidstone £169.4mMaidstone: £169.4mEast Staffordshire: £113.6mMaidstone: £170.1mEast Staffordshire: £114.1mMaidstone: £160.7mEast Staffordshire: £107.8m

    £113.6m£114.1m£107.8mMaidstone is higher£169.4m£170.1m£160.7m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: East Staffordshire £18.1m, Maidstone £30.1mMaidstone: £30.1mEast Staffordshire: £18.1mMaidstone: £30.2mEast Staffordshire: £18.2mMaidstone: £28.6mEast Staffordshire: £17.2m

    £18.1m£18.2m£17.2mMaidstone is higher£30.1m£30.2m£28.6m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: East Staffordshire £20.9m, Maidstone £25.6mMaidstone: £25.6mEast Staffordshire: £20.9mMaidstone: £25.7mEast Staffordshire: £21.0mMaidstone: £24.3mEast Staffordshire: £19.8m

    £20.9m£21.0m£19.8mMaidstone is higherDepends on how you count£25.6m£25.7m£24.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: East Staffordshire £0.49m, Maidstone £0.76mMaidstone: £0.76mEast Staffordshire: £0.49mMaidstone: £0.76mEast Staffordshire: £0.49mMaidstone: £0.72mEast Staffordshire: £0.46m

    £0.49m£0.49m£0.46mMaidstone is higher£0.76m£0.76m£0.72m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: East Staffordshire £0.37m, Maidstone £0.63mMaidstone: £0.63mEast Staffordshire: £0.37mMaidstone: £0.63mEast Staffordshire: £0.37mMaidstone: £0.59mEast Staffordshire: £0.35m

    £0.37m£0.37m£0.35mMaidstone is higher£0.63m£0.63m£0.59m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: East Staffordshire £0.75m, Maidstone £1.5mMaidstone: £1.5mEast Staffordshire: £0.75mMaidstone: £1.5mEast Staffordshire: £0.76mMaidstone: £1.4mEast Staffordshire: £0.71m

    £0.75m£0.76m£0.71mMaidstone is higher£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: East Staffordshire 24,041, Maidstone 33,700Maidstone: 33,700East Staffordshire: 24,041

    24,041Maidstone is higherDepends on how you count33,700

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: East Staffordshire 1,980, Maidstone 2,824Maidstone: 2,824East Staffordshire: 1,980

    1,980Maidstone is higherDepends on how you count2,824

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: East Staffordshire 3,332, Maidstone 4,775Maidstone: 4,775East Staffordshire: 3,332

    3,332Maidstone is higherDepends on how you count4,775

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: East Staffordshire 7,604, Maidstone 9,832Maidstone: 9,832East Staffordshire: 7,604

    7,604Maidstone is higherDepends on how you count9,832

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: East Staffordshire 14,552, Maidstone 18,543Maidstone: 18,543East Staffordshire: 14,552

    14,552Maidstone is higherDepends on how you count18,543

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: East Staffordshire 1,838, Maidstone 2,737Maidstone: 2,737East Staffordshire: 1,838

    1,838Maidstone is higher2,737

Show the numbers
East Staffordshire and Maidstone, total
MeasureEast StaffordshireMaidstoneHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£522.6m£524.8m£495.7m£752.4m£755.6m£713.7mMaidstone
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£296.5m£297.7m£281.2m£425.6m£427.4m£403.7mMaidstone
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£143.7m£144.3m£136.3m£208.4m£209.3m£197.6mMaidstone
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£272.5m£273.7m£258.5m£388.8m£390.4m£368.7mMaidstone
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.7m£7.7m£7.3m£13.3m£13.4m£12.6mMaidstone
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.8m£15.8m£14.9m£22.8m£22.9m£21.7mMaidstone
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.51m£0.51m£0.48m£0.70m£0.70m£0.66mMaidstone
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£50.7m£50.9m£48.1m£62.7m£62.9m£59.4mMaidstone
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.9m£12.9m£12.2m£24.1m£24.2m£22.9mMaidstone
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.3m£8.3m£7.8m£11.9m£12.0m£11.3mMaidstone
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£113.6m£114.1m£107.8m£169.4m£170.1m£160.7mMaidstone
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£18.1m£18.2m£17.2m£30.1m£30.2m£28.6mMaidstone
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£20.9m£21.0m£19.8m£25.6m£25.7m£24.3mMaidstone
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.49m£0.49m£0.46m£0.76m£0.76m£0.72mMaidstone
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m£0.63m£0.63m£0.59mMaidstone
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.75m£0.76m£0.71m£1.5m£1.5m£1.4mMaidstone
State Pensiontotal, March 202624,04133,700Maidstone
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,9802,824Maidstone
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,3324,775Maidstone
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20267,6049,832Maidstone
Universal Credittotal, May 202614,55218,543Maidstone
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,8382,737Maidstone

Sources

Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.

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  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.
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