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Woking and Surrey Heath

105,981 and 94,276 residents (mid-2024).

Woking is higher than Surrey Heath on 21 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 16 of 22 per resident and 19 of 22 in total.

On 6 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

Woking is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and Surrey Heath 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

Woking Surrey Heath

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Woking £3,448, Surrey Heath £3,517Surrey Heath: £3,517Woking: £3,448Surrey Heath: £3,532Woking: £3,463Surrey Heath: £3,336Woking: £3,271

    £3,448£3,463£3,271Surrey Heath is higherDepends on how you count£3,517£3,532£3,336

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Woking £12,737, Surrey Heath £12,402Surrey Heath: £12,402Woking: £12,737Surrey Heath: £12,455Woking: £12,792Surrey Heath: £11,764Woking: £12,082

    £12,737£12,792£12,082Woking is higherDepends on how you count£12,402£12,455£11,764

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Woking £1,344, Surrey Heath £1,108Surrey Heath: £1,108Woking: £1,344Surrey Heath: £1,112Woking: £1,350Surrey Heath: £1,051Woking: £1,275

    £1,344£1,350£1,275Woking is higher£1,108£1,112£1,051

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Woking £11,673, Surrey Heath £11,512Surrey Heath: £11,512Woking: £11,673Surrey Heath: £11,561Woking: £11,723Surrey Heath: £10,919Woking: £11,072

    £11,673£11,723£11,072Woking is higherDepends on how you count£11,512£11,561£10,919

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Woking £386, Surrey Heath £289Surrey Heath: £289Woking: £386Surrey Heath: £290Woking: £387Surrey Heath: £274Woking: £366

    £386£387£366Woking is higher£289£290£274

  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: Woking £661, Surrey Heath £588Surrey Heath: £588Woking: £661Surrey Heath: £591Woking: £663Surrey Heath: £558Woking: £627

    £661£663£627Woking is higherDepends on how you count£588£591£558

  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: Woking £18, Surrey Heath £14Surrey Heath: £14Woking: £18Surrey Heath: £14Woking: £18Surrey Heath: £13Woking: £17

    £18£18£17Woking is higher£14£14£13

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Woking £231, Surrey Heath £211Surrey Heath: £211Woking: £231Surrey Heath: £212Woking: £232Surrey Heath: £200Woking: £219

    £231£232£219Woking is higher£211£212£200

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Woking £117, Surrey Heath £99Surrey Heath: £99Woking: £117Surrey Heath: £99Woking: £117Surrey Heath: £94Woking: £111

    £117£117£111Woking is higher£99£99£94

  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: Woking £71, Surrey Heath £58Surrey Heath: £58Woking: £71Surrey Heath: £58Woking: £71Surrey Heath: £55Woking: £67

    £71£71£67Woking is higher£58£58£55

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Woking £1,092, Surrey Heath £883Surrey Heath: £883Woking: £1,092Surrey Heath: £887Woking: £1,096Surrey Heath: £837Woking: £1,035

    £1,092£1,096£1,035Woking is higher£883£887£837

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Woking £182, Surrey Heath £118Surrey Heath: £118Woking: £182Surrey Heath: £118Woking: £183Surrey Heath: £112Woking: £172

    £182£183£172Woking is higher£118£118£112

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Woking £171, Surrey Heath £157Surrey Heath: £157Woking: £171Surrey Heath: £158Woking: £172Surrey Heath: £149Woking: £162

    £171£172£162Woking is higher£157£158£149

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Woking £7.65, Surrey Heath £7.62Surrey Heath: £7.62Woking: £7.65Surrey Heath: £7.65Woking: £7.69Surrey Heath: £7.23Woking: £7.26

    £7.65£7.69£7.26Woking is higher£7.62£7.65£7.23

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Woking £3.36, Surrey Heath £1.90Surrey Heath: £1.90Woking: £3.36Surrey Heath: £1.91Woking: £3.38Surrey Heath: £1.80Woking: £3.19

    £3.36£3.38£3.19Woking is higher£1.90£1.91£1.80

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Woking £6.98, Surrey Heath £6.20Surrey Heath: £6.20Woking: £6.98Surrey Heath: £6.23Woking: £7.01Surrey Heath: £5.88Woking: £6.62

    £6.98£7.01£6.62Woking is higher£6.20£6.23£5.88

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Woking 993.7, Surrey Heath 973.5Surrey Heath: 973.5Woking: 993.7

    993.7Woking is higherDepends on how you count973.5

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Woking 72.7, Surrey Heath 56.8Surrey Heath: 56.8Woking: 72.7

    72.7Woking is higher56.8

  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: Woking 138.0, Surrey Heath 121.9Surrey Heath: 121.9Woking: 138.0

    138.0Woking is higherDepends on how you count121.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Woking 35.6, Surrey Heath 32.3Surrey Heath: 32.3Woking: 35.6

    35.6Woking is higher32.3

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Woking 121.0, Surrey Heath 99.4Surrey Heath: 99.4Woking: 121.0

    121.0Woking is higher99.4

  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: Woking 16.0, Surrey Heath 13.6Surrey Heath: 13.6Woking: 16.0

    16.0Woking is higher13.6

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Woking and Surrey Heath, per person in the age group
MeasureWokingSurrey HeathHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,448£3,463£3,271£3,517£3,532£3,336Surrey Heath
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,737£12,792£12,082£12,402£12,455£11,764Woking
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,344£1,350£1,275£1,108£1,112£1,051Woking
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,673£11,723£11,072£11,512£11,561£10,919Woking
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£386£387£366£289£290£274Woking
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£661£663£627£588£591£558Woking
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£18£18£17£14£14£13Woking
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£231£232£219£211£212£200Woking
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£117£117£111£99£99£94Woking
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£71£71£67£58£58£55Woking
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,092£1,096£1,035£883£887£837Woking
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£182£183£172£118£118£112Woking
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£171£172£162£157£158£149Woking
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.65£7.69£7.26£7.62£7.65£7.23Woking
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.36£3.38£3.19£1.90£1.91£1.80Woking
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.98£7.01£6.62£6.20£6.23£5.88Woking
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026993.7973.5Woking
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202672.756.8Woking
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026138.0121.9Woking
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202635.632.3Woking
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026121.099.4Woking
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202616.013.6Woking

Per resident

Woking is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Surrey Heath on 6. 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

Woking Surrey Heath

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Woking £3,448, Surrey Heath £3,517Surrey Heath: £3,517Woking: £3,448Surrey Heath: £3,532Woking: £3,463Surrey Heath: £3,336Woking: £3,271

    £3,448£3,463£3,271Surrey Heath is higherDepends on how you count£3,517£3,532£3,336

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Woking £2,059, Surrey Heath £2,404Surrey Heath: £2,404Woking: £2,059Surrey Heath: £2,414Woking: £2,068Surrey Heath: £2,280Woking: £1,953

    £2,059£2,068£1,953Surrey Heath is higherDepends on how you count£2,404£2,414£2,280

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Woking £852, Surrey Heath £680Surrey Heath: £680Woking: £852Surrey Heath: £683Woking: £856Surrey Heath: £645Woking: £808

    £852£856£808Woking is higher£680£683£645

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Woking £1,887, Surrey Heath £2,231Surrey Heath: £2,231Woking: £1,887Surrey Heath: £2,241Woking: £1,895Surrey Heath: £2,116Woking: £1,790

    £1,887£1,895£1,790Surrey Heath is higherDepends on how you count£2,231£2,241£2,116

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Woking £62, Surrey Heath £56Surrey Heath: £56Woking: £62Surrey Heath: £56Woking: £63Surrey Heath: £53Woking: £59

    £62£63£59Woking is higher£56£56£53

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Woking £107, Surrey Heath £114Surrey Heath: £114Woking: £107Surrey Heath: £114Woking: £107Surrey Heath: £108Woking: £101

    £107£107£101Surrey Heath is higherDepends on how you count£114£114£108

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Woking £2.94, Surrey Heath £2.66Surrey Heath: £2.66Woking: £2.94Surrey Heath: £2.67Woking: £2.95Surrey Heath: £2.52Woking: £2.79

    £2.94£2.95£2.79Woking is higher£2.66£2.67£2.52

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Woking £231, Surrey Heath £211Surrey Heath: £211Woking: £231Surrey Heath: £212Woking: £232Surrey Heath: £200Woking: £219

    £231£232£219Woking is higher£211£212£200

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Woking £117, Surrey Heath £99Surrey Heath: £99Woking: £117Surrey Heath: £99Woking: £117Surrey Heath: £94Woking: £111

    £117£117£111Woking is higher£99£99£94

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Woking £45, Surrey Heath £36Surrey Heath: £36Woking: £45Surrey Heath: £36Woking: £45Surrey Heath: £34Woking: £42

    £45£45£42Woking is higher£36£36£34

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Woking £692, Surrey Heath £542Surrey Heath: £542Woking: £692Surrey Heath: £544Woking: £695Surrey Heath: £514Woking: £656

    £692£695£656Woking is higher£542£544£514

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Woking £182, Surrey Heath £118Surrey Heath: £118Woking: £182Surrey Heath: £118Woking: £183Surrey Heath: £112Woking: £172

    £182£183£172Woking is higher£118£118£112

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Woking £109, Surrey Heath £96Surrey Heath: £96Woking: £109Surrey Heath: £97Woking: £109Surrey Heath: £91Woking: £103

    £109£109£103Woking is higher£96£97£91

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Woking £4.85, Surrey Heath £4.67Surrey Heath: £4.67Woking: £4.85Surrey Heath: £4.69Woking: £4.87Surrey Heath: £4.43Woking: £4.60

    £4.85£4.87£4.60Woking is higher£4.67£4.69£4.43

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Woking £2.13, Surrey Heath £1.16Surrey Heath: £1.16Woking: £2.13Surrey Heath: £1.16Woking: £2.14Surrey Heath: £1.10Woking: £2.02

    £2.13£2.14£2.02Woking is higher£1.16£1.16£1.10

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Woking £6.98, Surrey Heath £6.20Surrey Heath: £6.20Woking: £6.98Surrey Heath: £6.23Woking: £7.01Surrey Heath: £5.88Woking: £6.62

    £6.98£7.01£6.62Woking is higher£6.20£6.23£5.88

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Woking 160.6, Surrey Heath 188.7Surrey Heath: 188.7Woking: 160.6

    160.6Surrey Heath is higherDepends on how you count188.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Woking 11.8, Surrey Heath 11.0Surrey Heath: 11.0Woking: 11.8

    11.8Woking is higher11.0

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Woking 22.3, Surrey Heath 23.6Surrey Heath: 23.6Woking: 22.3

    22.3Surrey Heath is higherDepends on how you count23.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Woking 35.6, Surrey Heath 32.3Surrey Heath: 32.3Woking: 35.6

    35.6Woking is higher32.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Woking 76.7, Surrey Heath 61.0Surrey Heath: 61.0Woking: 76.7

    76.7Woking is higher61.0

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Woking 10.2, Surrey Heath 8.3Surrey Heath: 8.3Woking: 10.2

    10.2Woking is higher8.3

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Woking and Surrey Heath, per resident
MeasureWokingSurrey HeathHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,448£3,463£3,271£3,517£3,532£3,336Surrey Heath
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,059£2,068£1,953£2,404£2,414£2,280Surrey Heath
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£852£856£808£680£683£645Woking
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,887£1,895£1,790£2,231£2,241£2,116Surrey Heath
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£62£63£59£56£56£53Woking
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£107£107£101£114£114£108Surrey Heath
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£2.94£2.95£2.79£2.66£2.67£2.52Woking
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£231£232£219£211£212£200Woking
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£117£117£111£99£99£94Woking
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£45£45£42£36£36£34Woking
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£692£695£656£542£544£514Woking
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£182£183£172£118£118£112Woking
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£109£109£103£96£97£91Woking
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.85£4.87£4.60£4.67£4.69£4.43Woking
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.13£2.14£2.02£1.16£1.16£1.10Woking
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.98£7.01£6.62£6.20£6.23£5.88Woking
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026160.6188.7Surrey Heath
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202611.811.0Woking
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.323.6Surrey Heath
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202635.632.3Woking
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202676.761.0Woking
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202610.28.3Woking

Total

Woking is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Surrey Heath on 3. 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

Woking Surrey Heath

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Woking £365.4m, Surrey Heath £331.6mSurrey Heath: £331.6mWoking: £365.4mSurrey Heath: £333.0mWoking: £367.0mSurrey Heath: £314.5mWoking: £346.6m

    £365.4m£367.0m£346.6mWoking is higherDepends on how you count£331.6m£333.0m£314.5m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Woking £218.2m, Surrey Heath £226.6mSurrey Heath: £226.6mWoking: £218.2mSurrey Heath: £227.6mWoking: £219.2mSurrey Heath: £215.0mWoking: £207.0m

    £218.2m£219.2m£207.0mSurrey Heath is higherDepends on how you count£226.6m£227.6m£215.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Woking £90.3m, Surrey Heath £64.1mSurrey Heath: £64.1mWoking: £90.3mSurrey Heath: £64.3mWoking: £90.7mSurrey Heath: £60.8mWoking: £85.7m

    £90.3m£90.7m£85.7mWoking is higher£64.1m£64.3m£60.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Woking £200.0m, Surrey Heath £210.4mSurrey Heath: £210.4mWoking: £200.0mSurrey Heath: £211.2mWoking: £200.8mSurrey Heath: £199.5mWoking: £189.7m

    £200.0m£200.8m£189.7mSurrey Heath is higherDepends on how you count£210.4m£211.2m£199.5m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Woking £6.6m, Surrey Heath £5.3mSurrey Heath: £5.3mWoking: £6.6mSurrey Heath: £5.3mWoking: £6.6mSurrey Heath: £5.0mWoking: £6.3m

    £6.6m£6.6m£6.3mWoking is higher£5.3m£5.3m£5.0m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Woking £11.3m, Surrey Heath £10.7mSurrey Heath: £10.7mWoking: £11.3mSurrey Heath: £10.8mWoking: £11.4mSurrey Heath: £10.2mWoking: £10.7m

    £11.3m£11.4m£10.7mWoking is higherDepends on how you count£10.7m£10.8m£10.2m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Woking £0.31m, Surrey Heath £0.25mSurrey Heath: £0.25mWoking: £0.31mSurrey Heath: £0.25mWoking: £0.31mSurrey Heath: £0.24mWoking: £0.30m

    £0.31m£0.31m£0.30mWoking is higher£0.25m£0.25m£0.24m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Woking £24.5m, Surrey Heath £19.9mSurrey Heath: £19.9mWoking: £24.5mSurrey Heath: £20.0mWoking: £24.6mSurrey Heath: £18.9mWoking: £23.3m

    £24.5m£24.6m£23.3mWoking is higher£19.9m£20.0m£18.9m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Woking £12.4m, Surrey Heath £9.3mSurrey Heath: £9.3mWoking: £12.4mSurrey Heath: £9.4mWoking: £12.4mSurrey Heath: £8.8mWoking: £11.7m

    £12.4m£12.4m£11.7mWoking is higher£9.3m£9.4m£8.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Woking £4.7m, Surrey Heath £3.4mSurrey Heath: £3.4mWoking: £4.7mSurrey Heath: £3.4mWoking: £4.8mSurrey Heath: £3.2mWoking: £4.5m

    £4.7m£4.8m£4.5mWoking is higher£3.4m£3.4m£3.2m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Woking £73.3m, Surrey Heath £51.1mSurrey Heath: £51.1mWoking: £73.3mSurrey Heath: £51.3mWoking: £73.6mSurrey Heath: £48.4mWoking: £69.6m

    £73.3m£73.6m£69.6mWoking is higher£51.1m£51.3m£48.4m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Woking £19.3m, Surrey Heath £11.1mSurrey Heath: £11.1mWoking: £19.3mSurrey Heath: £11.2mWoking: £19.3mSurrey Heath: £10.5mWoking: £18.3m

    £19.3m£19.3m£18.3mWoking is higher£11.1m£11.2m£10.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Woking £11.5m, Surrey Heath £9.1mSurrey Heath: £9.1mWoking: £11.5mSurrey Heath: £9.1mWoking: £11.6mSurrey Heath: £8.6mWoking: £10.9m

    £11.5m£11.6m£10.9mWoking is higher£9.1m£9.1m£8.6m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Woking £0.51m, Surrey Heath £0.44mSurrey Heath: £0.44mWoking: £0.51mSurrey Heath: £0.44mWoking: £0.52mSurrey Heath: £0.42mWoking: £0.49m

    £0.51m£0.52m£0.49mWoking is higher£0.44m£0.44m£0.42m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Woking £0.23m, Surrey Heath £0.11mSurrey Heath: £0.11mWoking: £0.23mSurrey Heath: £0.11mWoking: £0.23mSurrey Heath: £0.10mWoking: £0.21m

    £0.23m£0.23m£0.21mWoking is higher£0.11m£0.11m£0.10m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Woking £0.74m, Surrey Heath £0.58mSurrey Heath: £0.58mWoking: £0.74mSurrey Heath: £0.59mWoking: £0.74mSurrey Heath: £0.55mWoking: £0.70m

    £0.74m£0.74m£0.70mWoking is higher£0.58m£0.59m£0.55m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Woking 17,025, Surrey Heath 17,788Surrey Heath: 17,788Woking: 17,025

    17,025Surrey Heath is higherDepends on how you count17,788

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Woking 1,245, Surrey Heath 1,038Surrey Heath: 1,038Woking: 1,245

    1,245Woking is higher1,038

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Woking 2,364, Surrey Heath 2,227Surrey Heath: 2,227Woking: 2,364

    2,364Woking is higherDepends on how you count2,227

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Woking 3,774, Surrey Heath 3,043Surrey Heath: 3,043Woking: 3,774

    3,774Woking is higher3,043

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Woking 8,132, Surrey Heath 5,748Surrey Heath: 5,748Woking: 8,132

    8,132Woking is higher5,748

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Woking 1,076, Surrey Heath 786Surrey Heath: 786Woking: 1,076

    1,076Woking is higher786

Show the numbers
Woking and Surrey Heath, total
MeasureWokingSurrey HeathHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£365.4m£367.0m£346.6m£331.6m£333.0m£314.5mWoking
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£218.2m£219.2m£207.0m£226.6m£227.6m£215.0mSurrey Heath
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£90.3m£90.7m£85.7m£64.1m£64.3m£60.8mWoking
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£200.0m£200.8m£189.7m£210.4m£211.2m£199.5mSurrey Heath
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.6m£6.6m£6.3m£5.3m£5.3m£5.0mWoking
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.3m£11.4m£10.7m£10.7m£10.8m£10.2mWoking
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.31m£0.31m£0.30m£0.25m£0.25m£0.24mWoking
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£24.5m£24.6m£23.3m£19.9m£20.0m£18.9mWoking
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.4m£12.4m£11.7m£9.3m£9.4m£8.8mWoking
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.7m£4.8m£4.5m£3.4m£3.4m£3.2mWoking
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£73.3m£73.6m£69.6m£51.1m£51.3m£48.4mWoking
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£19.3m£19.3m£18.3m£11.1m£11.2m£10.5mWoking
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£11.5m£11.6m£10.9m£9.1m£9.1m£8.6mWoking
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.51m£0.52m£0.49m£0.44m£0.44m£0.42mWoking
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.23m£0.23m£0.21m£0.11m£0.11m£0.10mWoking
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.74m£0.74m£0.70m£0.58m£0.59m£0.55mWoking
State Pensiontotal, March 202617,02517,788Surrey Heath
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,2451,038Woking
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,3642,227Woking
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20263,7743,043Woking
Universal Credittotal, May 20268,1325,748Woking
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,076786Woking

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.
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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.
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