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Spelthorne and Bexley
Spelthorne is higher than Bexley on 6 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 7 of 22 per resident and 0 of 22 in total.
On 7 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 6 of 22 measures, and Bexley on 16. 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 Bexley
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,893£3,909£3,693Bexley is higher£3,907£3,923£3,706
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,870£12,925£12,208Spelthorne is higherDepends on how you count£12,866£12,920£12,204
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,729£1,736£1,640Bexley is higher£1,931£1,939£1,831
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,761£11,812£11,156Spelthorne is higherDepends on how you count£11,536£11,585£10,942
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£410£412£389Bexley is higher£526£529£499
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£678£681£643Bexley is higher£778£781£738
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£20£20£19Bexley is higher£26£26£24
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£304£306£289Bexley is higher£341£342£323
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£117£118£111Bexley is higher£135£136£128
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£88£88£84Bexley is higher£97£97£92
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,440£1,446£1,366Bexley is higher£1,613£1,620£1,530
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£196£197£186Spelthorne is higherDepends on how you count£190£191£180
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£186£186£176Bexley is higher£207£208£196
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£9.69£9.73£9.19Spelthorne is higherDepends on how you count£8.52£8.55£8.08
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£5.51£5.54£5.23Bexley is higher£5.95£5.97£5.64
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.00£6.02£5.69Spelthorne is higherDepends on how you count£4.61£4.63£4.37
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,000.1Bexley is higherDepends on how you count1,002.3
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
81.0Bexley is higher100.4
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
138.3Bexley is higher158.3
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
47.7Bexley is higher52.3
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
154.9Spelthorne is higherDepends on how you count152.2
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
20.2Bexley is higher21.0
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| Measure | Spelthorne | Bexley | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,893£3,909£3,693 | £3,907£3,923£3,706 | Bexley |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,870£12,925£12,208 | £12,866£12,920£12,204 | Spelthorne |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,729£1,736£1,640 | £1,931£1,939£1,831 | Bexley |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,761£11,812£11,156 | £11,536£11,585£10,942 | Spelthorne |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £410£412£389 | £526£529£499 | Bexley |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £678£681£643 | £778£781£738 | Bexley |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £20£20£19 | £26£26£24 | Bexley |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £304£306£289 | £341£342£323 | Bexley |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £117£118£111 | £135£136£128 | Bexley |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £88£88£84 | £97£97£92 | Bexley |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,440£1,446£1,366 | £1,613£1,620£1,530 | Bexley |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £196£197£186 | £190£191£180 | Spelthorne |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £186£186£176 | £207£208£196 | Bexley |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £9.69£9.73£9.19 | £8.52£8.55£8.08 | Spelthorne |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £5.51£5.54£5.23 | £5.95£5.97£5.64 | Bexley |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.00£6.02£5.69 | £4.61£4.63£4.37 | Spelthorne |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,000.1 | 1,002.3 | Bexley |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 81.0 | 100.4 | Bexley |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 138.3 | 158.3 | Bexley |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 47.7 | 52.3 | Bexley |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 154.9 | 152.2 | Spelthorne |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 20.2 | 21.0 | Bexley |
Per resident
Spelthorne is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Bexley on 15. 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 Bexley
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,893£3,909£3,693Bexley is higher£3,907£3,923£3,706
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,183£2,192£2,070Spelthorne is higherDepends on how you count£2,013£2,022£1,909
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,087£1,091£1,031Bexley is higher£1,223£1,229£1,161
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£1,995£2,003£1,892Spelthorne is higherDepends on how you count£1,805£1,813£1,712
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£70£70£66Bexley is higher£82£83£78
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£115£115£109Bexley is higher£122£122£115
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£3.43£3.44£3.25Bexley is higher£4.03£4.04£3.82
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£304£306£289Bexley is higher£341£342£323
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£117£118£111Bexley is higher£135£136£128
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£55£56£53Bexley is higher£61£61£58
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£905£909£859Bexley is higher£1,022£1,027£970
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£196£197£186Spelthorne is higherDepends on how you count£190£191£180
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£117£117£111Bexley is higher£131£132£124
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£6.09£6.12£5.78Spelthorne is higherDepends on how you count£5.40£5.42£5.12
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£3.47£3.48£3.29Bexley is higher£3.77£3.79£3.58
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.00£6.02£5.69Spelthorne is higherDepends on how you count£4.61£4.63£4.37
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
169.6Spelthorne is higherDepends on how you count156.8
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
13.7Bexley is higher15.7
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
23.5Bexley is higher24.8
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
47.7Bexley is higher52.3
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
97.4Spelthorne is higherDepends on how you count96.5
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
12.7Bexley is higher13.3
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| Measure | Spelthorne | Bexley | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,893£3,909£3,693 | £3,907£3,923£3,706 | Bexley |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,183£2,192£2,070 | £2,013£2,022£1,909 | Spelthorne |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,087£1,091£1,031 | £1,223£1,229£1,161 | Bexley |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £1,995£2,003£1,892 | £1,805£1,813£1,712 | Spelthorne |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £70£70£66 | £82£83£78 | Bexley |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £115£115£109 | £122£122£115 | Bexley |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £3.43£3.44£3.25 | £4.03£4.04£3.82 | Bexley |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £304£306£289 | £341£342£323 | Bexley |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £117£118£111 | £135£136£128 | Bexley |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £55£56£53 | £61£61£58 | Bexley |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £905£909£859 | £1,022£1,027£970 | Bexley |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £196£197£186 | £190£191£180 | Spelthorne |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £117£117£111 | £131£132£124 | Bexley |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £6.09£6.12£5.78 | £5.40£5.42£5.12 | Spelthorne |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £3.47£3.48£3.29 | £3.77£3.79£3.58 | Bexley |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.00£6.02£5.69 | £4.61£4.63£4.37 | Spelthorne |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 169.6 | 156.8 | Spelthorne |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 13.7 | 15.7 | Bexley |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 23.5 | 24.8 | Bexley |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 47.7 | 52.3 | Bexley |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 97.4 | 96.5 | Spelthorne |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 12.7 | 13.3 | Bexley |
Total
Spelthorne is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Bexley 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 Bexley
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£414.4m£416.2m£393.1mBexley is higher£1.0bn£1.0bn£949.7m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£232.4m£233.3m£220.4mBexley is higherDepends on how you count£515.9m£518.1m£489.4m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£115.7m£116.2m£109.7mBexley is higher£313.6m£314.9m£297.4m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£212.3m£213.2m£201.4mBexley is higherDepends on how you count£462.6m£464.5m£438.8m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£7.4m£7.4m£7.0mBexley is higher£21.1m£21.2m£20.0m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£12.2m£12.3m£11.6mBexley is higher£31.2m£31.3m£29.6m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.36m£0.37m£0.35mBexley is higher£1.0m£1.0m£0.98m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£32.4m£32.5m£30.7mBexley is higher£87.3m£87.7m£82.8m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£12.5m£12.6m£11.9mBexley is higher£34.7m£34.8m£32.9m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£5.9m£5.9m£5.6mBexley is higher£15.7m£15.7m£14.9m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£96.4m£96.8m£91.4mBexley is higher£262.0m£263.1m£248.5m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£20.8m£20.9m£19.8mBexley is higherDepends on how you count£48.6m£48.8m£46.1m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£12.4m£12.5m£11.8mBexley is higher£33.6m£33.7m£31.8m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.65m£0.65m£0.61mBexley is higherDepends on how you count£1.4m£1.4m£1.3m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.37m£0.37m£0.35mBexley is higher£0.97m£0.97m£0.92m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.64m£0.64m£0.61mBexley is higherDepends on how you count£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
18,055Bexley is higherDepends on how you count40,191
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,462Bexley is higher4,026
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,497Bexley is higher6,346
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
5,073Bexley is higher13,400
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
10,366Bexley is higherDepends on how you count24,720
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,349Bexley is higher3,403
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| Measure | Spelthorne | Bexley | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £414.4m£416.2m£393.1m | £1.0bn£1.0bn£949.7m | Bexley |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £232.4m£233.3m£220.4m | £515.9m£518.1m£489.4m | Bexley |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £115.7m£116.2m£109.7m | £313.6m£314.9m£297.4m | Bexley |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £212.3m£213.2m£201.4m | £462.6m£464.5m£438.8m | Bexley |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £7.4m£7.4m£7.0m | £21.1m£21.2m£20.0m | Bexley |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £12.2m£12.3m£11.6m | £31.2m£31.3m£29.6m | Bexley |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.36m£0.37m£0.35m | £1.0m£1.0m£0.98m | Bexley |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £32.4m£32.5m£30.7m | £87.3m£87.7m£82.8m | Bexley |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £12.5m£12.6m£11.9m | £34.7m£34.8m£32.9m | Bexley |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £5.9m£5.9m£5.6m | £15.7m£15.7m£14.9m | Bexley |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £96.4m£96.8m£91.4m | £262.0m£263.1m£248.5m | Bexley |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £20.8m£20.9m£19.8m | £48.6m£48.8m£46.1m | Bexley |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £12.4m£12.5m£11.8m | £33.6m£33.7m£31.8m | Bexley |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.65m£0.65m£0.61m | £1.4m£1.4m£1.3m | Bexley |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.37m£0.37m£0.35m | £0.97m£0.97m£0.92m | Bexley |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.64m£0.64m£0.61m | £1.2m£1.2m£1.1m | Bexley |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 18,055 | 40,191 | Bexley |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,462 | 4,026 | Bexley |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,497 | 6,346 | Bexley |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 5,073 | 13,400 | Bexley |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 10,366 | 24,720 | Bexley |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,349 | 3,403 | Bexley |
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.
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