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Woking and Kingston upon Thames

105,981 and 172,964 residents (mid-2024).

Woking is higher than Kingston upon Thames on 11 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 10 of 22 per resident and 0 of 22 in total.

On 11 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 11 of 22 measures, and Kingston upon Thames on 11. 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 Kingston upon Thames

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Woking £3,448, Kingston upon Thames £3,374Kingston upon Thames: £3,374Woking: £3,448Kingston upon Thames: £3,388Woking: £3,463Kingston upon Thames: £3,200Woking: £3,271

    £3,448£3,463£3,271Woking 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: Woking £12,737, Kingston upon Thames £12,087Kingston upon Thames: £12,087Woking: £12,737Kingston upon Thames: £12,138Woking: £12,792Kingston upon Thames: £11,465Woking: £12,082

    £12,737£12,792£12,082Woking 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: Woking £1,344, Kingston upon Thames £1,608Kingston upon Thames: £1,608Woking: £1,344Kingston upon Thames: £1,615Woking: £1,350Kingston upon Thames: £1,525Woking: £1,275

    £1,344£1,350£1,275Kingston 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: Woking £11,673, Kingston upon Thames £10,790Kingston upon Thames: £10,790Woking: £11,673Kingston upon Thames: £10,835Woking: £11,723Kingston upon Thames: £10,234Woking: £11,072

    £11,673£11,723£11,072Woking 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: Woking £386, Kingston upon Thames £715Kingston upon Thames: £715Woking: £386Kingston upon Thames: £718Woking: £387Kingston upon Thames: £678Woking: £366

    £386£387£366Kingston 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: Woking £661, Kingston upon Thames £556Kingston upon Thames: £556Woking: £661Kingston upon Thames: £559Woking: £663Kingston upon Thames: £528Woking: £627

    £661£663£627Woking 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: Woking £18, Kingston upon Thames £26Kingston upon Thames: £26Woking: £18Kingston upon Thames: £26Woking: £18Kingston upon Thames: £25Woking: £17

    £18£18£17Kingston 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: Woking £231, Kingston upon Thames £238Kingston upon Thames: £238Woking: £231Kingston upon Thames: £239Woking: £232Kingston upon Thames: £225Woking: £219

    £231£232£219Kingston upon Thames is higher£238£239£225

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Woking £117, Kingston upon Thames £90Kingston upon Thames: £90Woking: £117Kingston upon Thames: £90Woking: £117Kingston upon Thames: £85Woking: £111

    £117£117£111Woking 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: Woking £71, Kingston upon Thames £62Kingston upon Thames: £62Woking: £71Kingston upon Thames: £63Woking: £71Kingston upon Thames: £59Woking: £67

    £71£71£67Woking 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: Woking £1,092, Kingston upon Thames £1,368Kingston upon Thames: £1,368Woking: £1,092Kingston upon Thames: £1,374Woking: £1,096Kingston upon Thames: £1,298Woking: £1,035

    £1,092£1,096£1,035Kingston upon Thames is higher£1,368£1,374£1,298

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Woking £182, Kingston upon Thames £267Kingston upon Thames: £267Woking: £182Kingston upon Thames: £268Woking: £183Kingston upon Thames: £253Woking: £172

    £182£183£172Kingston 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: Woking £171, Kingston upon Thames £166Kingston upon Thames: £166Woking: £171Kingston upon Thames: £167Woking: £172Kingston upon Thames: £157Woking: £162

    £171£172£162Woking is higherDepends on how you count£166£167£157

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Woking £7.65, Kingston upon Thames £7.28Kingston upon Thames: £7.28Woking: £7.65Kingston upon Thames: £7.32Woking: £7.69Kingston upon Thames: £6.91Woking: £7.26

    £7.65£7.69£7.26Woking 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: Woking £3.36, Kingston upon Thames £3.97Kingston upon Thames: £3.97Woking: £3.36Kingston upon Thames: £3.99Woking: £3.38Kingston upon Thames: £3.77Woking: £3.19

    £3.36£3.38£3.19Kingston upon Thames is higher£3.97£3.99£3.77

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Woking £6.98, Kingston upon Thames £7.35Kingston upon Thames: £7.35Woking: £6.98Kingston upon Thames: £7.38Woking: £7.01Kingston upon Thames: £6.97Woking: £6.62

    £6.98£7.01£6.62Kingston 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: Woking 993.7, Kingston upon Thames 968.9Kingston upon Thames: 968.9Woking: 993.7

    993.7Woking 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: Woking 72.7, Kingston upon Thames 105.0Kingston upon Thames: 105.0Woking: 72.7

    72.7Kingston 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: Woking 138.0, Kingston upon Thames 113.2Kingston upon Thames: 113.2Woking: 138.0

    138.0Woking 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: Woking 35.6, Kingston upon Thames 36.8Kingston upon Thames: 36.8Woking: 35.6

    35.6Kingston upon Thames is higher36.8

  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, Kingston upon Thames 130.3Kingston upon Thames: 130.3Woking: 121.0

    121.0Kingston 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: Woking 16.0, Kingston upon Thames 14.1Kingston upon Thames: 14.1Woking: 16.0

    16.0Woking is higherDepends on how you count14.1

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Woking and Kingston upon Thames, per person in the age group
MeasureWokingKingston upon ThamesHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,448£3,463£3,271£3,374£3,388£3,200Woking
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,737£12,792£12,082£12,087£12,138£11,465Woking
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,344£1,350£1,275£1,608£1,615£1,525Kingston upon Thames
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,673£11,723£11,072£10,790£10,835£10,234Woking
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£386£387£366£715£718£678Kingston upon Thames
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£661£663£627£556£559£528Woking
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£18£18£17£26£26£25Kingston upon Thames
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£231£232£219£238£239£225Kingston upon Thames
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£117£117£111£90£90£85Woking
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£71£71£67£62£63£59Woking
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,092£1,096£1,035£1,368£1,374£1,298Kingston upon Thames
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£182£183£172£267£268£253Kingston upon Thames
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£171£172£162£166£167£157Woking
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.65£7.69£7.26£7.28£7.32£6.91Woking
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.36£3.38£3.19£3.97£3.99£3.77Kingston upon Thames
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.98£7.01£6.62£7.35£7.38£6.97Kingston upon Thames
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026993.7968.9Woking
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202672.7105.0Kingston upon Thames
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026138.0113.2Woking
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202635.636.8Kingston upon Thames
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026121.0130.3Kingston upon Thames
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202616.014.1Woking

Per resident

Woking is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Kingston upon Thames on 12. 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 Kingston upon Thames

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Woking £3,448, Kingston upon Thames £3,374Kingston upon Thames: £3,374Woking: £3,448Kingston upon Thames: £3,388Woking: £3,463Kingston upon Thames: £3,200Woking: £3,271

    £3,448£3,463£3,271Woking is higherDepends on how you count£3,374£3,388£3,200

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Woking £2,059, Kingston upon Thames £1,707Kingston upon Thames: £1,707Woking: £2,059Kingston upon Thames: £1,715Woking: £2,068Kingston upon Thames: £1,619Woking: £1,953

    £2,059£2,068£1,953Woking is higherDepends on how you count£1,707£1,715£1,619

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Woking £852, Kingston upon Thames £1,065Kingston upon Thames: £1,065Woking: £852Kingston upon Thames: £1,069Woking: £856Kingston upon Thames: £1,010Woking: £808

    £852£856£808Kingston upon Thames is higher£1,065£1,069£1,010

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Woking £1,887, Kingston upon Thames £1,524Kingston upon Thames: £1,524Woking: £1,887Kingston upon Thames: £1,531Woking: £1,895Kingston upon Thames: £1,446Woking: £1,790

    £1,887£1,895£1,790Woking is higherDepends on how you count£1,524£1,531£1,446

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Woking £62, Kingston upon Thames £101Kingston upon Thames: £101Woking: £62Kingston upon Thames: £101Woking: £63Kingston upon Thames: £96Woking: £59

    £62£63£59Kingston 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: Woking £107, Kingston upon Thames £79Kingston upon Thames: £79Woking: £107Kingston upon Thames: £79Woking: £107Kingston upon Thames: £75Woking: £101

    £107£107£101Woking 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: Woking £2.94, Kingston upon Thames £3.70Kingston upon Thames: £3.70Woking: £2.94Kingston upon Thames: £3.72Woking: £2.95Kingston upon Thames: £3.51Woking: £2.79

    £2.94£2.95£2.79Kingston 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: Woking £231, Kingston upon Thames £238Kingston upon Thames: £238Woking: £231Kingston upon Thames: £239Woking: £232Kingston upon Thames: £225Woking: £219

    £231£232£219Kingston upon Thames is higher£238£239£225

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Woking £117, Kingston upon Thames £90Kingston upon Thames: £90Woking: £117Kingston upon Thames: £90Woking: £117Kingston upon Thames: £85Woking: £111

    £117£117£111Woking 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: Woking £45, Kingston upon Thames £41Kingston upon Thames: £41Woking: £45Kingston upon Thames: £41Woking: £45Kingston upon Thames: £39Woking: £42

    £45£45£42Woking is higherDepends on how you count£41£41£39

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Woking £692, Kingston upon Thames £906Kingston upon Thames: £906Woking: £692Kingston upon Thames: £910Woking: £695Kingston upon Thames: £860Woking: £656

    £692£695£656Kingston upon Thames is higher£906£910£860

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Woking £182, Kingston upon Thames £267Kingston upon Thames: £267Woking: £182Kingston upon Thames: £268Woking: £183Kingston upon Thames: £253Woking: £172

    £182£183£172Kingston upon Thames is higher£267£268£253

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Woking £109, Kingston upon Thames £110Kingston upon Thames: £110Woking: £109Kingston upon Thames: £110Woking: £109Kingston upon Thames: £104Woking: £103

    £109£109£103Kingston upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count£110£110£104

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Woking £4.85, Kingston upon Thames £4.82Kingston upon Thames: £4.82Woking: £4.85Kingston upon Thames: £4.84Woking: £4.87Kingston upon Thames: £4.57Woking: £4.60

    £4.85£4.87£4.60Woking is higherDepends on how you count£4.82£4.84£4.57

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Woking £2.13, Kingston upon Thames £2.64Kingston upon Thames: £2.64Woking: £2.13Kingston upon Thames: £2.65Woking: £2.14Kingston upon Thames: £2.50Woking: £2.02

    £2.13£2.14£2.02Kingston upon Thames is higher£2.64£2.65£2.50

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Woking £6.98, Kingston upon Thames £7.35Kingston upon Thames: £7.35Woking: £6.98Kingston upon Thames: £7.38Woking: £7.01Kingston upon Thames: £6.97Woking: £6.62

    £6.98£7.01£6.62Kingston upon Thames is higher£7.35£7.38£6.97

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Woking 160.6, Kingston upon Thames 136.9Kingston upon Thames: 136.9Woking: 160.6

    160.6Woking is higherDepends on how you count136.9

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Woking 11.8, Kingston upon Thames 14.8Kingston upon Thames: 14.8Woking: 11.8

    11.8Kingston 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: Woking 22.3, Kingston upon Thames 16.0Kingston upon Thames: 16.0Woking: 22.3

    22.3Woking 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: Woking 35.6, Kingston upon Thames 36.8Kingston upon Thames: 36.8Woking: 35.6

    35.6Kingston upon Thames is higher36.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Woking 76.7, Kingston upon Thames 86.3Kingston upon Thames: 86.3Woking: 76.7

    76.7Kingston 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: Woking 10.2, Kingston upon Thames 9.3Kingston upon Thames: 9.3Woking: 10.2

    10.2Woking is higherDepends on how you count9.3

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Woking and Kingston upon Thames, per resident
MeasureWokingKingston upon ThamesHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,448£3,463£3,271£3,374£3,388£3,200Woking
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,059£2,068£1,953£1,707£1,715£1,619Woking
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£852£856£808£1,065£1,069£1,010Kingston upon Thames
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,887£1,895£1,790£1,524£1,531£1,446Woking
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£62£63£59£101£101£96Kingston upon Thames
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£107£107£101£79£79£75Woking
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£2.94£2.95£2.79£3.70£3.72£3.51Kingston upon Thames
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£231£232£219£238£239£225Kingston upon Thames
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£117£117£111£90£90£85Woking
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£45£45£42£41£41£39Woking
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£692£695£656£906£910£860Kingston upon Thames
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£182£183£172£267£268£253Kingston upon Thames
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£109£109£103£110£110£104Kingston upon Thames
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.85£4.87£4.60£4.82£4.84£4.57Woking
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.13£2.14£2.02£2.64£2.65£2.50Kingston upon Thames
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.98£7.01£6.62£7.35£7.38£6.97Kingston upon Thames
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026160.6136.9Woking
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202611.814.8Kingston upon Thames
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.316.0Woking
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202635.636.8Kingston upon Thames
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202676.786.3Kingston upon Thames
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202610.29.3Woking

Total

Woking 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

Woking Kingston upon Thames

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Woking £365.4m, Kingston upon Thames £583.6mKingston upon Thames: £583.6mWoking: £365.4mKingston upon Thames: £586.1mWoking: £367.0mKingston upon Thames: £553.6mWoking: £346.6m

    £365.4m£367.0m£346.6mKingston upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count£583.6m£586.1m£553.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Woking £218.2m, Kingston upon Thames £295.3mKingston upon Thames: £295.3mWoking: £218.2mKingston upon Thames: £296.6mWoking: £219.2mKingston upon Thames: £280.1mWoking: £207.0m

    £218.2m£219.2m£207.0mKingston upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count£295.3m£296.6m£280.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Woking £90.3m, Kingston upon Thames £184.2mKingston upon Thames: £184.2mWoking: £90.3mKingston upon Thames: £185.0mWoking: £90.7mKingston upon Thames: £174.7mWoking: £85.7m

    £90.3m£90.7m£85.7mKingston upon Thames is higher£184.2m£185.0m£174.7m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Woking £200.0m, Kingston upon Thames £263.6mKingston upon Thames: £263.6mWoking: £200.0mKingston upon Thames: £264.7mWoking: £200.8mKingston upon Thames: £250.0mWoking: £189.7m

    £200.0m£200.8m£189.7mKingston upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count£263.6m£264.7m£250.0m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Woking £6.6m, Kingston upon Thames £17.5mKingston upon Thames: £17.5mWoking: £6.6mKingston upon Thames: £17.5mWoking: £6.6mKingston upon Thames: £16.6mWoking: £6.3m

    £6.6m£6.6m£6.3mKingston 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: Woking £11.3m, Kingston upon Thames £13.6mKingston upon Thames: £13.6mWoking: £11.3mKingston upon Thames: £13.6mWoking: £11.4mKingston upon Thames: £12.9mWoking: £10.7m

    £11.3m£11.4m£10.7mKingston 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: Woking £0.31m, Kingston upon Thames £0.64mKingston upon Thames: £0.64mWoking: £0.31mKingston upon Thames: £0.64mWoking: £0.31mKingston upon Thames: £0.61mWoking: £0.30m

    £0.31m£0.31m£0.30mKingston 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: Woking £24.5m, Kingston upon Thames £41.1mKingston upon Thames: £41.1mWoking: £24.5mKingston upon Thames: £41.3mWoking: £24.6mKingston upon Thames: £39.0mWoking: £23.3m

    £24.5m£24.6m£23.3mKingston upon Thames is higher£41.1m£41.3m£39.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Woking £12.4m, Kingston upon Thames £15.5mKingston upon Thames: £15.5mWoking: £12.4mKingston upon Thames: £15.6mWoking: £12.4mKingston upon Thames: £14.7mWoking: £11.7m

    £12.4m£12.4m£11.7mKingston 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: Woking £4.7m, Kingston upon Thames £7.1mKingston upon Thames: £7.1mWoking: £4.7mKingston upon Thames: £7.2mWoking: £4.8mKingston upon Thames: £6.8mWoking: £4.5m

    £4.7m£4.8m£4.5mKingston upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count£7.1m£7.2m£6.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Woking £73.3m, Kingston upon Thames £156.8mKingston upon Thames: £156.8mWoking: £73.3mKingston upon Thames: £157.4mWoking: £73.6mKingston upon Thames: £148.7mWoking: £69.6m

    £73.3m£73.6m£69.6mKingston upon Thames is higher£156.8m£157.4m£148.7m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Woking £19.3m, Kingston upon Thames £46.2mKingston upon Thames: £46.2mWoking: £19.3mKingston upon Thames: £46.4mWoking: £19.3mKingston upon Thames: £43.8mWoking: £18.3m

    £19.3m£19.3m£18.3mKingston upon Thames is higher£46.2m£46.4m£43.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Woking £11.5m, Kingston upon Thames £19.0mKingston upon Thames: £19.0mWoking: £11.5mKingston upon Thames: £19.1mWoking: £11.6mKingston upon Thames: £18.0mWoking: £10.9m

    £11.5m£11.6m£10.9mKingston upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count£19.0m£19.1m£18.0m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Woking £0.51m, Kingston upon Thames £0.83mKingston upon Thames: £0.83mWoking: £0.51mKingston upon Thames: £0.84mWoking: £0.52mKingston upon Thames: £0.79mWoking: £0.49m

    £0.51m£0.52m£0.49mKingston upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count£0.83m£0.84m£0.79m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Woking £0.23m, Kingston upon Thames £0.46mKingston upon Thames: £0.46mWoking: £0.23mKingston upon Thames: £0.46mWoking: £0.23mKingston upon Thames: £0.43mWoking: £0.21m

    £0.23m£0.23m£0.21mKingston upon Thames is higher£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Woking £0.74m, Kingston upon Thames £1.3mKingston upon Thames: £1.3mWoking: £0.74mKingston upon Thames: £1.3mWoking: £0.74mKingston upon Thames: £1.2mWoking: £0.70m

    £0.74m£0.74m£0.70mKingston upon Thames is higher£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Woking 17,025, Kingston upon Thames 23,672Kingston upon Thames: 23,672Woking: 17,025

    17,025Kingston upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count23,672

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Woking 1,245, Kingston upon Thames 2,566Kingston upon Thames: 2,566Woking: 1,245

    1,245Kingston upon Thames is higher2,566

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Woking 2,364, Kingston upon Thames 2,766Kingston upon Thames: 2,766Woking: 2,364

    2,364Kingston 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: Woking 3,774, Kingston upon Thames 6,365Kingston upon Thames: 6,365Woking: 3,774

    3,774Kingston upon Thames is higher6,365

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Woking 8,132, Kingston upon Thames 14,928Kingston upon Thames: 14,928Woking: 8,132

    8,132Kingston upon Thames is higher14,928

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Woking 1,076, Kingston upon Thames 1,611Kingston upon Thames: 1,611Woking: 1,076

    1,076Kingston upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count1,611

Show the numbers
Woking and Kingston upon Thames, total
MeasureWokingKingston upon ThamesHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£365.4m£367.0m£346.6m£583.6m£586.1m£553.6mKingston upon Thames
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£218.2m£219.2m£207.0m£295.3m£296.6m£280.1mKingston upon Thames
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£90.3m£90.7m£85.7m£184.2m£185.0m£174.7mKingston upon Thames
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£200.0m£200.8m£189.7m£263.6m£264.7m£250.0mKingston upon Thames
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.6m£6.6m£6.3m£17.5m£17.5m£16.6mKingston upon Thames
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.3m£11.4m£10.7m£13.6m£13.6m£12.9mKingston upon Thames
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.31m£0.31m£0.30m£0.64m£0.64m£0.61mKingston upon Thames
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£24.5m£24.6m£23.3m£41.1m£41.3m£39.0mKingston upon Thames
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.4m£12.4m£11.7m£15.5m£15.6m£14.7mKingston upon Thames
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.7m£4.8m£4.5m£7.1m£7.2m£6.8mKingston upon Thames
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£73.3m£73.6m£69.6m£156.8m£157.4m£148.7mKingston upon Thames
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£19.3m£19.3m£18.3m£46.2m£46.4m£43.8mKingston upon Thames
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£11.5m£11.6m£10.9m£19.0m£19.1m£18.0mKingston upon Thames
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.51m£0.52m£0.49m£0.83m£0.84m£0.79mKingston upon Thames
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.23m£0.23m£0.21m£0.46m£0.46m£0.43mKingston upon Thames
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.74m£0.74m£0.70m£1.3m£1.3m£1.2mKingston upon Thames
State Pensiontotal, March 202617,02523,672Kingston upon Thames
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,2452,566Kingston upon Thames
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,3642,766Kingston upon Thames
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20263,7746,365Kingston upon Thames
Universal Credittotal, May 20268,13214,928Kingston upon Thames
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,0761,611Kingston 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.
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