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Guildford and Three Rivers
Guildford is higher than Three Rivers on 5 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 3 of 22 per resident and 21 of 22 in total.
On 18 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.
Per person in the age group
Guildford is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Three Rivers 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
Guildford Three Rivers
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,235£3,249£3,069Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count£3,613£3,628£3,427
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,747£12,802£12,091Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count£12,935£12,990£12,270
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,047£1,051£993Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count£1,344£1,349£1,274
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,915£11,965£11,302Guildford is higherDepends on how you count£11,839£11,889£11,230
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£282£284£268Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count£388£389£368
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£535£537£507Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count£690£692£654
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£15£15£14Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count£19£19£18
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£212£213£201Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count£270£272£257
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£95£96£90Guildford is higher£80£80£76
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£55£55£52Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count£65£65£62
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£833£837£790Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count£1,103£1,108£1,047
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£158£158£150Guildford is higher£154£155£146
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£151£151£143Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count£161£162£153
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£5.99£6.01£5.68Three Rivers is higher£10£10£9.64
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2.55£2.56£2.42Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count£3.81£3.82£3.61
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.41£5.43£5.13Guildford is higher£4.41£4.43£4.18
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,019.7Guildford is higherDepends on how you count1,012.8
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
60.3Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count75.0
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
113.2Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count143.2
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
32.1Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count40.5
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
93.1Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count113.8
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
12.3Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count14.7
Show the numbers
| Measure | Guildford | Three Rivers | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,235£3,249£3,069 | £3,613£3,628£3,427 | Three Rivers |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,747£12,802£12,091 | £12,935£12,990£12,270 | Three Rivers |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,047£1,051£993 | £1,344£1,349£1,274 | Three Rivers |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,915£11,965£11,302 | £11,839£11,889£11,230 | Guildford |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £282£284£268 | £388£389£368 | Three Rivers |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £535£537£507 | £690£692£654 | Three Rivers |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £15£15£14 | £19£19£18 | Three Rivers |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £212£213£201 | £270£272£257 | Three Rivers |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £95£96£90 | £80£80£76 | Guildford |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £55£55£52 | £65£65£62 | Three Rivers |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £833£837£790 | £1,103£1,108£1,047 | Three Rivers |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £158£158£150 | £154£155£146 | Guildford |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £151£151£143 | £161£162£153 | Three Rivers |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £5.99£6.01£5.68 | £10£10£9.64 | Three Rivers |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2.55£2.56£2.42 | £3.81£3.82£3.61 | Three Rivers |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.41£5.43£5.13 | £4.41£4.43£4.18 | Guildford |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,019.7 | 1,012.8 | Guildford |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 60.3 | 75.0 | Three Rivers |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 113.2 | 143.2 | Three Rivers |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 32.1 | 40.5 | Three Rivers |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 93.1 | 113.8 | Three Rivers |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 12.3 | 14.7 | Three Rivers |
Per resident
Guildford is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and Three Rivers on 19. 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
Guildford Three Rivers
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,235£3,249£3,069Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count£3,613£3,628£3,427
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,074£2,082£1,967Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count£2,272£2,282£2,155
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£691£694£656Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count£832£835£789
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£1,938£1,946£1,838Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count£2,080£2,089£1,973
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£46£46£44Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count£68£68£65
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£87£87£83Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count£121£122£115
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£2.47£2.48£2.34Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count£3.37£3.39£3.20
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£212£213£201Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count£270£272£257
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£95£96£90Guildford is higher£80£80£76
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£36£36£34Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count£40£40£38
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£550£552£522Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count£683£686£648
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£158£158£150Guildford is higher£154£155£146
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£99£100£94Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count£100£100£95
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£3.95£3.97£3.75Three Rivers is higher£6.29£6.32£5.97
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£1.69£1.69£1.60Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count£2.36£2.37£2.24
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.41£5.43£5.13Guildford is higher£4.41£4.43£4.18
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
165.9Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count177.9
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
9.8Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count13.2
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
18.4Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count25.2
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
32.1Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count40.5
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
61.5Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count70.4
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
8.1Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count9.1
Show the numbers
| Measure | Guildford | Three Rivers | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,235£3,249£3,069 | £3,613£3,628£3,427 | Three Rivers |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,074£2,082£1,967 | £2,272£2,282£2,155 | Three Rivers |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £691£694£656 | £832£835£789 | Three Rivers |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £1,938£1,946£1,838 | £2,080£2,089£1,973 | Three Rivers |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £46£46£44 | £68£68£65 | Three Rivers |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £87£87£83 | £121£122£115 | Three Rivers |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £2.47£2.48£2.34 | £3.37£3.39£3.20 | Three Rivers |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £212£213£201 | £270£272£257 | Three Rivers |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £95£96£90 | £80£80£76 | Guildford |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £36£36£34 | £40£40£38 | Three Rivers |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £550£552£522 | £683£686£648 | Three Rivers |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £158£158£150 | £154£155£146 | Guildford |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £99£100£94 | £100£100£95 | Three Rivers |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £3.95£3.97£3.75 | £6.29£6.32£5.97 | Three Rivers |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £1.69£1.69£1.60 | £2.36£2.37£2.24 | Three Rivers |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.41£5.43£5.13 | £4.41£4.43£4.18 | Guildford |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 165.9 | 177.9 | Three Rivers |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 9.8 | 13.2 | Three Rivers |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 18.4 | 25.2 | Three Rivers |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 32.1 | 40.5 | Three Rivers |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 61.5 | 70.4 | Three Rivers |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 8.1 | 9.1 | Three Rivers |
Total
Guildford is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and Three Rivers on 1. 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
Guildford Three Rivers
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£490.7m£492.8m£465.5mGuildford is higherDepends on how you count£345.3m£346.8m£327.6m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£314.5m£315.9m£298.3mGuildford is higherDepends on how you count£217.2m£218.1m£206.0m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£104.8m£105.3m£99.4mGuildford is higherDepends on how you count£79.5m£79.8m£75.4m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£294.0m£295.2m£278.9mGuildford is higherDepends on how you count£198.8m£199.6m£188.5m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£7.0m£7.0m£6.6mGuildford is higherDepends on how you count£6.5m£6.5m£6.2m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£13.2m£13.3m£12.5mGuildford is higherDepends on how you count£11.6m£11.6m£11.0m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.37m£0.38m£0.35mGuildford is higherDepends on how you count£0.32m£0.32m£0.31m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£32.2m£32.3m£30.5mGuildford is higherDepends on how you count£25.9m£26.0m£24.5m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£14.5m£14.5m£13.7mGuildford is higher£7.6m£7.7m£7.3m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£5.5m£5.5m£5.2mGuildford is higherDepends on how you count£3.8m£3.9m£3.6m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£83.4m£83.8m£79.1mGuildford is higherDepends on how you count£65.3m£65.6m£61.9m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£23.9m£24.0m£22.7mGuildford is higher£14.7m£14.8m£14.0m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£15.1m£15.2m£14.3mGuildford is higherDepends on how you count£9.6m£9.6m£9.1m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.60m£0.60m£0.57mThree Rivers is higher£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.26m£0.26m£0.24mGuildford is higherDepends on how you count£0.23m£0.23m£0.21m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.82m£0.82m£0.78mGuildford is higher£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
25,159Guildford is higherDepends on how you count17,005
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,487Guildford is higherDepends on how you count1,260
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,793Guildford is higherDepends on how you count2,404
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
4,865Guildford is higherDepends on how you count3,871
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
9,326Guildford is higherDepends on how you count6,731
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,231Guildford is higherDepends on how you count867
Show the numbers
| Measure | Guildford | Three Rivers | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £490.7m£492.8m£465.5m | £345.3m£346.8m£327.6m | Guildford |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £314.5m£315.9m£298.3m | £217.2m£218.1m£206.0m | Guildford |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £104.8m£105.3m£99.4m | £79.5m£79.8m£75.4m | Guildford |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £294.0m£295.2m£278.9m | £198.8m£199.6m£188.5m | Guildford |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £7.0m£7.0m£6.6m | £6.5m£6.5m£6.2m | Guildford |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £13.2m£13.3m£12.5m | £11.6m£11.6m£11.0m | Guildford |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.37m£0.38m£0.35m | £0.32m£0.32m£0.31m | Guildford |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £32.2m£32.3m£30.5m | £25.9m£26.0m£24.5m | Guildford |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £14.5m£14.5m£13.7m | £7.6m£7.7m£7.3m | Guildford |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £5.5m£5.5m£5.2m | £3.8m£3.9m£3.6m | Guildford |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £83.4m£83.8m£79.1m | £65.3m£65.6m£61.9m | Guildford |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £23.9m£24.0m£22.7m | £14.7m£14.8m£14.0m | Guildford |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £15.1m£15.2m£14.3m | £9.6m£9.6m£9.1m | Guildford |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.60m£0.60m£0.57m | £0.60m£0.60m£0.57m | Three Rivers |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.26m£0.26m£0.24m | £0.23m£0.23m£0.21m | Guildford |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.82m£0.82m£0.78m | £0.42m£0.42m£0.40m | Guildford |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 25,159 | 17,005 | Guildford |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,487 | 1,260 | Guildford |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,793 | 2,404 | Guildford |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 4,865 | 3,871 | Guildford |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 9,326 | 6,731 | Guildford |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,231 | 867 | Guildford |
Sources
Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.