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Spelthorne and Trafford
Spelthorne is higher than Trafford on 8 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 9 of 22 per resident and 0 of 22 in total.
On 9 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
Spelthorne is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Trafford on 14. 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
Spelthorne Trafford
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,893£3,909£3,693Trafford is higher£3,929£3,945£3,726
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,870£12,925£12,208Trafford is higherDepends on how you count£12,956£13,011£12,290
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,729£1,736£1,640Spelthorne is higherDepends on how you count£1,651£1,658£1,566
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,761£11,812£11,156Spelthorne is higherDepends on how you count£11,735£11,785£11,131
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£410£412£389Trafford is higher£474£476£450
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£678£681£643Trafford is higher£720£723£683
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£20£20£19Trafford is higher£27£27£25
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£304£306£289Trafford is higher£394£396£374
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£117£118£111Trafford is higher£121£122£115
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£88£88£84Spelthorne is higherDepends on how you count£86£86£81
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,440£1,446£1,366Spelthorne is higherDepends on how you count£1,280£1,286£1,215
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£196£197£186Trafford is higher£215£216£204
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£186£186£176Trafford is higher£271£273£257
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£9.69£9.73£9.19Spelthorne is higherDepends on how you count£8.73£8.77£8.28
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£5.51£5.54£5.23Spelthorne is higherDepends on how you count£5.32£5.35£5.05
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.00£6.02£5.69Trafford is higher£7.47£7.51£7.09
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,000.1Trafford is higher1,014.6
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
81.0Trafford is higher104.7
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
138.3Trafford is higher151.2
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
47.7Trafford is higher58.3
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
154.9Spelthorne is higherDepends on how you count148.4
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
20.2Spelthorne is higherDepends on how you count18.5
Show the numbers
| Measure | Spelthorne | Trafford | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,893£3,909£3,693 | £3,929£3,945£3,726 | Trafford |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,870£12,925£12,208 | £12,956£13,011£12,290 | Trafford |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,729£1,736£1,640 | £1,651£1,658£1,566 | Spelthorne |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,761£11,812£11,156 | £11,735£11,785£11,131 | Spelthorne |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £410£412£389 | £474£476£450 | Trafford |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £678£681£643 | £720£723£683 | Trafford |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £20£20£19 | £27£27£25 | Trafford |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £304£306£289 | £394£396£374 | Trafford |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £117£118£111 | £121£122£115 | Trafford |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £88£88£84 | £86£86£81 | Spelthorne |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,440£1,446£1,366 | £1,280£1,286£1,215 | Spelthorne |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £196£197£186 | £215£216£204 | Trafford |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £186£186£176 | £271£273£257 | Trafford |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £9.69£9.73£9.19 | £8.73£8.77£8.28 | Spelthorne |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £5.51£5.54£5.23 | £5.32£5.35£5.05 | Spelthorne |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.00£6.02£5.69 | £7.47£7.51£7.09 | Trafford |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,000.1 | 1,014.6 | Trafford |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 81.0 | 104.7 | Trafford |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 138.3 | 151.2 | Trafford |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 47.7 | 58.3 | Trafford |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 154.9 | 148.4 | Spelthorne |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 20.2 | 18.5 | Spelthorne |
Per resident
Spelthorne is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Trafford on 13. 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
Spelthorne Trafford
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,893£3,909£3,693Trafford is higher£3,929£3,945£3,726
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,183£2,192£2,070Spelthorne is higherDepends on how you count£2,175£2,184£2,063
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,087£1,091£1,031Spelthorne is higherDepends on how you count£1,016£1,020£963
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£1,995£2,003£1,892Spelthorne is higherDepends on how you count£1,970£1,978£1,869
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£70£70£66Trafford is higher£80£80£76
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£115£115£109Trafford is higher£121£121£115
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£3.43£3.44£3.25Trafford is higher£4.51£4.53£4.28
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£304£306£289Trafford is higher£394£396£374
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£117£118£111Trafford is higher£121£122£115
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£55£56£53Spelthorne is higherDepends on how you count£53£53£50
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£905£909£859Spelthorne is higherDepends on how you count£788£791£747
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£196£197£186Trafford is higher£215£216£204
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£117£117£111Trafford is higher£167£168£158
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£6.09£6.12£5.78Spelthorne is higherDepends on how you count£5.37£5.39£5.09
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£3.47£3.48£3.29Spelthorne is higherDepends on how you count£3.28£3.29£3.11
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.00£6.02£5.69Trafford is higher£7.47£7.51£7.09
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
169.6Trafford is higher170.3
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
13.7Trafford is higher17.6
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
23.5Trafford is higher25.4
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
47.7Trafford is higher58.3
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
97.4Spelthorne is higherDepends on how you count91.3
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
12.7Spelthorne is higherDepends on how you count11.4
Show the numbers
| Measure | Spelthorne | Trafford | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,893£3,909£3,693 | £3,929£3,945£3,726 | Trafford |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,183£2,192£2,070 | £2,175£2,184£2,063 | Spelthorne |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,087£1,091£1,031 | £1,016£1,020£963 | Spelthorne |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £1,995£2,003£1,892 | £1,970£1,978£1,869 | Spelthorne |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £70£70£66 | £80£80£76 | Trafford |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £115£115£109 | £121£121£115 | Trafford |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £3.43£3.44£3.25 | £4.51£4.53£4.28 | Trafford |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £304£306£289 | £394£396£374 | Trafford |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £117£118£111 | £121£122£115 | Trafford |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £55£56£53 | £53£53£50 | Spelthorne |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £905£909£859 | £788£791£747 | Spelthorne |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £196£197£186 | £215£216£204 | Trafford |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £117£117£111 | £167£168£158 | Trafford |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £6.09£6.12£5.78 | £5.37£5.39£5.09 | Spelthorne |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £3.47£3.48£3.29 | £3.28£3.29£3.11 | Spelthorne |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.00£6.02£5.69 | £7.47£7.51£7.09 | Trafford |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 169.6 | 170.3 | Trafford |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 13.7 | 17.6 | Trafford |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 23.5 | 25.4 | Trafford |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 47.7 | 58.3 | Trafford |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 97.4 | 91.3 | Spelthorne |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 12.7 | 11.4 | Spelthorne |
Total
Spelthorne is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Trafford 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
Spelthorne Trafford
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£414.4m£416.2m£393.1mTrafford is higher£941.4m£945.4m£892.9m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£232.4m£233.3m£220.4mTrafford is higherDepends on how you count£521.2m£523.4m£494.3m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£115.7m£116.2m£109.7mTrafford is higherDepends on how you count£243.4m£244.4m£230.9m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£212.3m£213.2m£201.4mTrafford is higherDepends on how you count£472.0m£474.0m£447.8m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£7.4m£7.4m£7.0mTrafford is higher£19.1m£19.2m£18.1m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£12.2m£12.3m£11.6mTrafford is higher£29.0m£29.1m£27.5m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.36m£0.37m£0.35mTrafford is higher£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£32.4m£32.5m£30.7mTrafford is higher£94.4m£94.8m£89.6m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£12.5m£12.6m£11.9mTrafford is higher£29.0m£29.1m£27.5m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£5.9m£5.9m£5.6mTrafford is higherDepends on how you count£12.6m£12.7m£12.0m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£96.4m£96.8m£91.4mTrafford is higherDepends on how you count£188.7m£189.5m£179.0m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£20.8m£20.9m£19.8mTrafford is higher£51.6m£51.8m£49.0m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£12.4m£12.5m£11.8mTrafford is higher£40.0m£40.2m£37.9m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.65m£0.65m£0.61mTrafford is higherDepends on how you count£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.37m£0.37m£0.35mTrafford is higherDepends on how you count£0.78m£0.79m£0.74m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.64m£0.64m£0.61mTrafford is higher£1.8m£1.8m£1.7m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
18,055Trafford is higher40,814
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,462Trafford is higher4,211
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,497Trafford is higher6,080
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
5,073Trafford is higher13,977
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
10,366Trafford is higherDepends on how you count21,867
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,349Trafford is higherDepends on how you count2,730
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| Measure | Spelthorne | Trafford | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £414.4m£416.2m£393.1m | £941.4m£945.4m£892.9m | Trafford |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £232.4m£233.3m£220.4m | £521.2m£523.4m£494.3m | Trafford |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £115.7m£116.2m£109.7m | £243.4m£244.4m£230.9m | Trafford |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £212.3m£213.2m£201.4m | £472.0m£474.0m£447.8m | Trafford |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £7.4m£7.4m£7.0m | £19.1m£19.2m£18.1m | Trafford |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £12.2m£12.3m£11.6m | £29.0m£29.1m£27.5m | Trafford |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.36m£0.37m£0.35m | £1.1m£1.1m£1.0m | Trafford |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £32.4m£32.5m£30.7m | £94.4m£94.8m£89.6m | Trafford |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £12.5m£12.6m£11.9m | £29.0m£29.1m£27.5m | Trafford |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £5.9m£5.9m£5.6m | £12.6m£12.7m£12.0m | Trafford |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £96.4m£96.8m£91.4m | £188.7m£189.5m£179.0m | Trafford |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £20.8m£20.9m£19.8m | £51.6m£51.8m£49.0m | Trafford |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £12.4m£12.5m£11.8m | £40.0m£40.2m£37.9m | Trafford |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.65m£0.65m£0.61m | £1.3m£1.3m£1.2m | Trafford |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.37m£0.37m£0.35m | £0.78m£0.79m£0.74m | Trafford |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.64m£0.64m£0.61m | £1.8m£1.8m£1.7m | Trafford |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 18,055 | 40,814 | Trafford |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,462 | 4,211 | Trafford |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,497 | 6,080 | Trafford |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 5,073 | 13,977 | Trafford |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 10,366 | 21,867 | Trafford |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,349 | 2,730 | Trafford |
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.