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Runnymede and Kingston upon Thames

92,321 and 172,964 residents (mid-2024).

Runnymede is higher than Kingston upon Thames on 13 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 13 of 22 per resident and 0 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

Runnymede is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Kingston upon Thames on 9. 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

Runnymede Kingston upon Thames

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Runnymede £3,427, Kingston upon Thames £3,374Kingston upon Thames: £3,374Runnymede: £3,427Kingston upon Thames: £3,388Runnymede: £3,442Kingston upon Thames: £3,200Runnymede: £3,251

    £3,427£3,442£3,251Runnymede is higherDepends on how you count£3,374£3,388£3,200

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Runnymede £12,766, Kingston upon Thames £12,087Kingston upon Thames: £12,087Runnymede: £12,766Kingston upon Thames: £12,138Runnymede: £12,821Kingston upon Thames: £11,465Runnymede: £12,109

    £12,766£12,821£12,109Runnymede is higherDepends on how you count£12,087£12,138£11,465

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Runnymede £1,334, Kingston upon Thames £1,608Kingston upon Thames: £1,608Runnymede: £1,334Kingston upon Thames: £1,615Runnymede: £1,340Kingston upon Thames: £1,525Runnymede: £1,266

    £1,334£1,340£1,266Kingston upon Thames is higher£1,608£1,615£1,525

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Runnymede £11,718, Kingston upon Thames £10,790Kingston upon Thames: £10,790Runnymede: £11,718Kingston upon Thames: £10,835Runnymede: £11,768Kingston upon Thames: £10,234Runnymede: £11,115

    £11,718£11,768£11,115Runnymede is higherDepends on how you count£10,790£10,835£10,234

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Runnymede £347, Kingston upon Thames £715Kingston upon Thames: £715Runnymede: £347Kingston upon Thames: £718Runnymede: £349Kingston upon Thames: £678Runnymede: £330

    £347£349£330Kingston upon Thames is higher£715£718£678

  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: Runnymede £682, Kingston upon Thames £556Kingston upon Thames: £556Runnymede: £682Kingston upon Thames: £559Runnymede: £685Kingston upon Thames: £528Runnymede: £647

    £682£685£647Runnymede is higherDepends on how you count£556£559£528

  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: Runnymede £19, Kingston upon Thames £26Kingston upon Thames: £26Runnymede: £19Kingston upon Thames: £26Runnymede: £19Kingston upon Thames: £25Runnymede: £18

    £19£19£18Kingston upon Thames is higher£26£26£25

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Runnymede £246, Kingston upon Thames £238Kingston upon Thames: £238Runnymede: £246Kingston upon Thames: £239Runnymede: £247Kingston upon Thames: £225Runnymede: £233

    £246£247£233Runnymede is higherDepends on how you count£238£239£225

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Runnymede £106, Kingston upon Thames £90Kingston upon Thames: £90Runnymede: £106Kingston upon Thames: £90Runnymede: £107Kingston upon Thames: £85Runnymede: £101

    £106£107£101Runnymede is higherDepends on how you count£90£90£85

  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: Runnymede £67, Kingston upon Thames £62Kingston upon Thames: £62Runnymede: £67Kingston upon Thames: £63Runnymede: £67Kingston upon Thames: £59Runnymede: £63

    £67£67£63Runnymede is higherDepends on how you count£62£63£59

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Runnymede £1,105, Kingston upon Thames £1,368Kingston upon Thames: £1,368Runnymede: £1,105Kingston upon Thames: £1,374Runnymede: £1,110Kingston upon Thames: £1,298Runnymede: £1,048

    £1,105£1,110£1,048Kingston upon Thames is higher£1,368£1,374£1,298

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Runnymede £137, Kingston upon Thames £267Kingston upon Thames: £267Runnymede: £137Kingston upon Thames: £268Runnymede: £137Kingston upon Thames: £253Runnymede: £130

    £137£137£130Kingston upon Thames is higher£267£268£253

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Runnymede £150, Kingston upon Thames £166Kingston upon Thames: £166Runnymede: £150Kingston upon Thames: £167Runnymede: £151Kingston upon Thames: £157Runnymede: £142

    £150£151£142Kingston upon Thames is higher£166£167£157

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Runnymede £8.19, Kingston upon Thames £7.28Kingston upon Thames: £7.28Runnymede: £8.19Kingston upon Thames: £7.32Runnymede: £8.23Kingston upon Thames: £6.91Runnymede: £7.77

    £8.19£8.23£7.77Runnymede is higherDepends on how you count£7.28£7.32£6.91

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Runnymede £4.45, Kingston upon Thames £3.97Kingston upon Thames: £3.97Runnymede: £4.45Kingston upon Thames: £3.99Runnymede: £4.47Kingston upon Thames: £3.77Runnymede: £4.22

    £4.45£4.47£4.22Runnymede is higherDepends on how you count£3.97£3.99£3.77

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Runnymede £6.27, Kingston upon Thames £7.35Kingston upon Thames: £7.35Runnymede: £6.27Kingston upon Thames: £7.38Runnymede: £6.30Kingston upon Thames: £6.97Runnymede: £5.95

    £6.27£6.30£5.95Kingston upon Thames is higher£7.35£7.38£6.97

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Runnymede 1,002.0, Kingston upon Thames 968.9Kingston upon Thames: 968.9Runnymede: 1,002.0

    1,002.0Runnymede is higherDepends on how you count968.9

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Runnymede 77.2, Kingston upon Thames 105.0Kingston upon Thames: 105.0Runnymede: 77.2

    77.2Kingston upon Thames is higher105.0

  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: Runnymede 143.3, Kingston upon Thames 113.2Kingston upon Thames: 113.2Runnymede: 143.3

    143.3Runnymede is higherDepends on how you count113.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Runnymede 38.3, Kingston upon Thames 36.8Kingston upon Thames: 36.8Runnymede: 38.3

    38.3Runnymede is higherDepends on how you count36.8

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Runnymede 113.2, Kingston upon Thames 130.3Kingston upon Thames: 130.3Runnymede: 113.2

    113.2Kingston upon Thames is higher130.3

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Runnymede 15.9, Kingston upon Thames 14.1Kingston upon Thames: 14.1Runnymede: 15.9

    15.9Runnymede is higherDepends on how you count14.1

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Runnymede and Kingston upon Thames, per person in the age group
MeasureRunnymedeKingston upon ThamesHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,427£3,442£3,251£3,374£3,388£3,200Runnymede
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,766£12,821£12,109£12,087£12,138£11,465Runnymede
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,334£1,340£1,266£1,608£1,615£1,525Kingston upon Thames
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,718£11,768£11,115£10,790£10,835£10,234Runnymede
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£347£349£330£715£718£678Kingston upon Thames
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£682£685£647£556£559£528Runnymede
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£19£19£18£26£26£25Kingston upon Thames
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£246£247£233£238£239£225Runnymede
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£106£107£101£90£90£85Runnymede
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£67£67£63£62£63£59Runnymede
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,105£1,110£1,048£1,368£1,374£1,298Kingston upon Thames
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£137£137£130£267£268£253Kingston upon Thames
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£150£151£142£166£167£157Kingston upon Thames
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.19£8.23£7.77£7.28£7.32£6.91Runnymede
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.45£4.47£4.22£3.97£3.99£3.77Runnymede
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.27£6.30£5.95£7.35£7.38£6.97Kingston upon Thames
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,002.0968.9Runnymede
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202677.2105.0Kingston upon Thames
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026143.3113.2Runnymede
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202638.336.8Runnymede
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026113.2130.3Kingston upon Thames
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202615.914.1Runnymede

Per resident

Runnymede is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Kingston upon Thames on 9. 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

Runnymede Kingston upon Thames

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Runnymede £3,427, Kingston upon Thames £3,374Kingston upon Thames: £3,374Runnymede: £3,427Kingston upon Thames: £3,388Runnymede: £3,442Kingston upon Thames: £3,200Runnymede: £3,251

    £3,427£3,442£3,251Runnymede is higherDepends on how you count£3,374£3,388£3,200

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Runnymede £2,057, Kingston upon Thames £1,707Kingston upon Thames: £1,707Runnymede: £2,057Kingston upon Thames: £1,715Runnymede: £2,066Kingston upon Thames: £1,619Runnymede: £1,951

    £2,057£2,066£1,951Runnymede is higherDepends on how you count£1,707£1,715£1,619

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Runnymede £875, Kingston upon Thames £1,065Kingston upon Thames: £1,065Runnymede: £875Kingston upon Thames: £1,069Runnymede: £879Kingston upon Thames: £1,010Runnymede: £830

    £875£879£830Kingston upon Thames is higher£1,065£1,069£1,010

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Runnymede £1,888, Kingston upon Thames £1,524Kingston upon Thames: £1,524Runnymede: £1,888Kingston upon Thames: £1,531Runnymede: £1,896Kingston upon Thames: £1,446Runnymede: £1,791

    £1,888£1,896£1,791Runnymede is higherDepends on how you count£1,524£1,531£1,446

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Runnymede £56, Kingston upon Thames £101Kingston upon Thames: £101Runnymede: £56Kingston upon Thames: £101Runnymede: £56Kingston upon Thames: £96Runnymede: £53

    £56£56£53Kingston upon Thames is higher£101£101£96

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Runnymede £110, Kingston upon Thames £79Kingston upon Thames: £79Runnymede: £110Kingston upon Thames: £79Runnymede: £110Kingston upon Thames: £75Runnymede: £104

    £110£110£104Runnymede is higherDepends on how you count£79£79£75

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Runnymede £3.09, Kingston upon Thames £3.70Kingston upon Thames: £3.70Runnymede: £3.09Kingston upon Thames: £3.72Runnymede: £3.10Kingston upon Thames: £3.51Runnymede: £2.93

    £3.09£3.10£2.93Kingston upon Thames is higher£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: Runnymede £246, Kingston upon Thames £238Kingston upon Thames: £238Runnymede: £246Kingston upon Thames: £239Runnymede: £247Kingston upon Thames: £225Runnymede: £233

    £246£247£233Runnymede is higherDepends on how you count£238£239£225

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Runnymede £106, Kingston upon Thames £90Kingston upon Thames: £90Runnymede: £106Kingston upon Thames: £90Runnymede: £107Kingston upon Thames: £85Runnymede: £101

    £106£107£101Runnymede is higherDepends on how you count£90£90£85

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Runnymede £44, Kingston upon Thames £41Kingston upon Thames: £41Runnymede: £44Kingston upon Thames: £41Runnymede: £44Kingston upon Thames: £39Runnymede: £41

    £44£44£41Runnymede is higherDepends on how you count£41£41£39

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Runnymede £725, Kingston upon Thames £906Kingston upon Thames: £906Runnymede: £725Kingston upon Thames: £910Runnymede: £728Kingston upon Thames: £860Runnymede: £687

    £725£728£687Kingston upon Thames is higher£906£910£860

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Runnymede £137, Kingston upon Thames £267Kingston upon Thames: £267Runnymede: £137Kingston upon Thames: £268Runnymede: £137Kingston upon Thames: £253Runnymede: £130

    £137£137£130Kingston upon Thames is higher£267£268£253

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Runnymede £98, Kingston upon Thames £110Kingston upon Thames: £110Runnymede: £98Kingston upon Thames: £110Runnymede: £99Kingston upon Thames: £104Runnymede: £93

    £98£99£93Kingston upon Thames is higher£110£110£104

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Runnymede £5.38, Kingston upon Thames £4.82Kingston upon Thames: £4.82Runnymede: £5.38Kingston upon Thames: £4.84Runnymede: £5.40Kingston upon Thames: £4.57Runnymede: £5.10

    £5.38£5.40£5.10Runnymede is higherDepends on how you count£4.82£4.84£4.57

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Runnymede £2.91, Kingston upon Thames £2.64Kingston upon Thames: £2.64Runnymede: £2.91Kingston upon Thames: £2.65Runnymede: £2.92Kingston upon Thames: £2.50Runnymede: £2.76

    £2.91£2.92£2.76Runnymede is higherDepends on how you count£2.64£2.65£2.50

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Runnymede £6.27, Kingston upon Thames £7.35Kingston upon Thames: £7.35Runnymede: £6.27Kingston upon Thames: £7.38Runnymede: £6.30Kingston upon Thames: £6.97Runnymede: £5.95

    £6.27£6.30£5.95Kingston upon Thames is higher£7.35£7.38£6.97

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Runnymede 161.5, Kingston upon Thames 136.9Kingston upon Thames: 136.9Runnymede: 161.5

    161.5Runnymede is higherDepends on how you count136.9

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Runnymede 12.5, Kingston upon Thames 14.8Kingston upon Thames: 14.8Runnymede: 12.5

    12.5Kingston upon Thames is higher14.8

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Runnymede 23.1, Kingston upon Thames 16.0Kingston upon Thames: 16.0Runnymede: 23.1

    23.1Runnymede is higherDepends on how you count16.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Runnymede 38.3, Kingston upon Thames 36.8Kingston upon Thames: 36.8Runnymede: 38.3

    38.3Runnymede is higherDepends on how you count36.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Runnymede 74.3, Kingston upon Thames 86.3Kingston upon Thames: 86.3Runnymede: 74.3

    74.3Kingston upon Thames is higher86.3

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Runnymede 10.4, Kingston upon Thames 9.3Kingston upon Thames: 9.3Runnymede: 10.4

    10.4Runnymede is higherDepends on how you count9.3

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Runnymede and Kingston upon Thames, per resident
MeasureRunnymedeKingston upon ThamesHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,427£3,442£3,251£3,374£3,388£3,200Runnymede
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,057£2,066£1,951£1,707£1,715£1,619Runnymede
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£875£879£830£1,065£1,069£1,010Kingston upon Thames
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,888£1,896£1,791£1,524£1,531£1,446Runnymede
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£56£56£53£101£101£96Kingston upon Thames
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£110£110£104£79£79£75Runnymede
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.09£3.10£2.93£3.70£3.72£3.51Kingston upon Thames
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£246£247£233£238£239£225Runnymede
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£106£107£101£90£90£85Runnymede
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£44£44£41£41£41£39Runnymede
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£725£728£687£906£910£860Kingston upon Thames
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£137£137£130£267£268£253Kingston upon Thames
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£98£99£93£110£110£104Kingston upon Thames
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.38£5.40£5.10£4.82£4.84£4.57Runnymede
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.91£2.92£2.76£2.64£2.65£2.50Runnymede
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.27£6.30£5.95£7.35£7.38£6.97Kingston upon Thames
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026161.5136.9Runnymede
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202612.514.8Kingston upon Thames
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202623.116.0Runnymede
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202638.336.8Runnymede
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202674.386.3Kingston upon Thames
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202610.49.3Runnymede

Total

Runnymede is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Kingston upon Thames 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

Runnymede Kingston upon Thames

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Runnymede £316.4m, Kingston upon Thames £583.6mKingston upon Thames: £583.6mRunnymede: £316.4mKingston upon Thames: £586.1mRunnymede: £317.8mKingston upon Thames: £553.6mRunnymede: £300.1m

    £316.4m£317.8m£300.1mKingston upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count£583.6m£586.1m£553.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Runnymede £189.9m, Kingston upon Thames £295.3mKingston upon Thames: £295.3mRunnymede: £189.9mKingston upon Thames: £296.6mRunnymede: £190.7mKingston upon Thames: £280.1mRunnymede: £180.2m

    £189.9m£190.7m£180.2mKingston upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count£295.3m£296.6m£280.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Runnymede £80.8m, Kingston upon Thames £184.2mKingston upon Thames: £184.2mRunnymede: £80.8mKingston upon Thames: £185.0mRunnymede: £81.1mKingston upon Thames: £174.7mRunnymede: £76.6m

    £80.8m£81.1m£76.6mKingston upon Thames is higher£184.2m£185.0m£174.7m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Runnymede £174.3m, Kingston upon Thames £263.6mKingston upon Thames: £263.6mRunnymede: £174.3mKingston upon Thames: £264.7mRunnymede: £175.1mKingston upon Thames: £250.0mRunnymede: £165.4m

    £174.3m£175.1m£165.4mKingston upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count£263.6m£264.7m£250.0m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Runnymede £5.2m, Kingston upon Thames £17.5mKingston upon Thames: £17.5mRunnymede: £5.2mKingston upon Thames: £17.5mRunnymede: £5.2mKingston upon Thames: £16.6mRunnymede: £4.9m

    £5.2m£5.2m£4.9mKingston upon Thames is higher£17.5m£17.5m£16.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Runnymede £10.1m, Kingston upon Thames £13.6mKingston upon Thames: £13.6mRunnymede: £10.1mKingston upon Thames: £13.6mRunnymede: £10.2mKingston upon Thames: £12.9mRunnymede: £9.6m

    £10.1m£10.2m£9.6mKingston upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count£13.6m£13.6m£12.9m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Runnymede £0.29m, Kingston upon Thames £0.64mKingston upon Thames: £0.64mRunnymede: £0.29mKingston upon Thames: £0.64mRunnymede: £0.29mKingston upon Thames: £0.61mRunnymede: £0.27m

    £0.29m£0.29m£0.27mKingston upon Thames is higher£0.64m£0.64m£0.61m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Runnymede £22.7m, Kingston upon Thames £41.1mKingston upon Thames: £41.1mRunnymede: £22.7mKingston upon Thames: £41.3mRunnymede: £22.8mKingston upon Thames: £39.0mRunnymede: £21.5m

    £22.7m£22.8m£21.5mKingston upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count£41.1m£41.3m£39.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Runnymede £9.8m, Kingston upon Thames £15.5mKingston upon Thames: £15.5mRunnymede: £9.8mKingston upon Thames: £15.6mRunnymede: £9.9mKingston upon Thames: £14.7mRunnymede: £9.3m

    £9.8m£9.9m£9.3mKingston upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count£15.5m£15.6m£14.7m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Runnymede £4.0m, Kingston upon Thames £7.1mKingston upon Thames: £7.1mRunnymede: £4.0mKingston upon Thames: £7.2mRunnymede: £4.0mKingston upon Thames: £6.8mRunnymede: £3.8m

    £4.0m£4.0m£3.8mKingston upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count£7.1m£7.2m£6.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Runnymede £66.9m, Kingston upon Thames £156.8mKingston upon Thames: £156.8mRunnymede: £66.9mKingston upon Thames: £157.4mRunnymede: £67.2mKingston upon Thames: £148.7mRunnymede: £63.5m

    £66.9m£67.2m£63.5mKingston upon Thames is higher£156.8m£157.4m£148.7m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Runnymede £12.6m, Kingston upon Thames £46.2mKingston upon Thames: £46.2mRunnymede: £12.6mKingston upon Thames: £46.4mRunnymede: £12.7mKingston upon Thames: £43.8mRunnymede: £12.0m

    £12.6m£12.7m£12.0mKingston upon Thames is higher£46.2m£46.4m£43.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Runnymede £9.1m, Kingston upon Thames £19.0mKingston upon Thames: £19.0mRunnymede: £9.1mKingston upon Thames: £19.1mRunnymede: £9.1mKingston upon Thames: £18.0mRunnymede: £8.6m

    £9.1m£9.1m£8.6mKingston upon Thames is higher£19.0m£19.1m£18.0m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Runnymede £0.50m, Kingston upon Thames £0.83mKingston upon Thames: £0.83mRunnymede: £0.50mKingston upon Thames: £0.84mRunnymede: £0.50mKingston upon Thames: £0.79mRunnymede: £0.47m

    £0.50m£0.50m£0.47mKingston upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count£0.83m£0.84m£0.79m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Runnymede £0.27m, Kingston upon Thames £0.46mKingston upon Thames: £0.46mRunnymede: £0.27mKingston upon Thames: £0.46mRunnymede: £0.27mKingston upon Thames: £0.43mRunnymede: £0.26m

    £0.27m£0.27m£0.26mKingston upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Runnymede £0.58m, Kingston upon Thames £1.3mKingston upon Thames: £1.3mRunnymede: £0.58mKingston upon Thames: £1.3mRunnymede: £0.58mKingston upon Thames: £1.2mRunnymede: £0.55m

    £0.58m£0.58m£0.55mKingston upon Thames is higher£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Runnymede 14,908, Kingston upon Thames 23,672Kingston upon Thames: 23,672Runnymede: 14,908

    14,908Kingston upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count23,672

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Runnymede 1,149, Kingston upon Thames 2,566Kingston upon Thames: 2,566Runnymede: 1,149

    1,149Kingston upon Thames is higher2,566

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Runnymede 2,132, Kingston upon Thames 2,766Kingston upon Thames: 2,766Runnymede: 2,132

    2,132Kingston upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count2,766

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Runnymede 3,531, Kingston upon Thames 6,365Kingston upon Thames: 6,365Runnymede: 3,531

    3,531Kingston upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count6,365

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Runnymede 6,856, Kingston upon Thames 14,928Kingston upon Thames: 14,928Runnymede: 6,856

    6,856Kingston upon Thames is higher14,928

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Runnymede 964, Kingston upon Thames 1,611Kingston upon Thames: 1,611Runnymede: 964

    964Kingston upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count1,611

Show the numbers
Runnymede and Kingston upon Thames, total
MeasureRunnymedeKingston upon ThamesHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£316.4m£317.8m£300.1m£583.6m£586.1m£553.6mKingston upon Thames
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£189.9m£190.7m£180.2m£295.3m£296.6m£280.1mKingston upon Thames
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£80.8m£81.1m£76.6m£184.2m£185.0m£174.7mKingston upon Thames
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£174.3m£175.1m£165.4m£263.6m£264.7m£250.0mKingston upon Thames
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£5.2m£5.2m£4.9m£17.5m£17.5m£16.6mKingston upon Thames
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.1m£10.2m£9.6m£13.6m£13.6m£12.9mKingston upon Thames
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.29m£0.29m£0.27m£0.64m£0.64m£0.61mKingston upon Thames
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£22.7m£22.8m£21.5m£41.1m£41.3m£39.0mKingston upon Thames
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.8m£9.9m£9.3m£15.5m£15.6m£14.7mKingston upon Thames
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.0m£4.0m£3.8m£7.1m£7.2m£6.8mKingston upon Thames
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£66.9m£67.2m£63.5m£156.8m£157.4m£148.7mKingston upon Thames
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£12.6m£12.7m£12.0m£46.2m£46.4m£43.8mKingston upon Thames
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£9.1m£9.1m£8.6m£19.0m£19.1m£18.0mKingston upon Thames
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m£0.83m£0.84m£0.79mKingston upon Thames
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.27m£0.27m£0.26m£0.46m£0.46m£0.43mKingston upon Thames
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m£1.3m£1.3m£1.2mKingston upon Thames
State Pensiontotal, March 202614,90823,672Kingston upon Thames
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,1492,566Kingston upon Thames
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,1322,766Kingston upon Thames
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20263,5316,365Kingston upon Thames
Universal Credittotal, May 20266,85614,928Kingston upon Thames
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20269641,611Kingston upon Thames

Sources

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

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  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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