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Crawley and Thurrock

123,758 and 181,287 residents (mid-2024).

Crawley is higher than Thurrock on 10 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 10 of 22 per resident and 1 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

Crawley is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Thurrock 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

Crawley Thurrock

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Crawley £3,738, Thurrock £3,696Thurrock: £3,696Crawley: £3,738Thurrock: £3,711Crawley: £3,754Thurrock: £3,506Crawley: £3,546

    £3,738£3,754£3,546Crawley is higherDepends on how you count£3,696£3,711£3,506

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Crawley £13,044, Thurrock £13,114Thurrock: £13,114Crawley: £13,044Thurrock: £13,170Crawley: £13,099Thurrock: £12,440Crawley: £12,373

    £13,044£13,099£12,373Thurrock is higher£13,114£13,170£12,440

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Crawley £2,106, Thurrock £2,123Thurrock: £2,123Crawley: £2,106Thurrock: £2,132Crawley: £2,115Thurrock: £2,013Crawley: £1,998

    £2,106£2,115£1,998Thurrock is higherDepends on how you count£2,123£2,132£2,013

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Crawley £11,682, Thurrock £11,620Thurrock: £11,620Crawley: £11,682Thurrock: £11,669Crawley: £11,731Thurrock: £11,022Crawley: £11,081

    £11,682£11,731£11,081Crawley is higherDepends on how you count£11,620£11,669£11,022

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Crawley £648, Thurrock £618Thurrock: £618Crawley: £648Thurrock: £620Crawley: £650Thurrock: £586Crawley: £614

    £648£650£614Crawley is higherDepends on how you count£618£620£586

  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: Crawley £685, Thurrock £845Thurrock: £845Crawley: £685Thurrock: £848Crawley: £688Thurrock: £801Crawley: £649

    £685£688£649Thurrock is higher£845£848£801

  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: Crawley £30, Thurrock £33Thurrock: £33Crawley: £30Thurrock: £33Crawley: £30Thurrock: £31Crawley: £28

    £30£30£28Thurrock is higher£33£33£31

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Crawley £353, Thurrock £359Thurrock: £359Crawley: £353Thurrock: £361Crawley: £354Thurrock: £341Crawley: £335

    £353£354£335Thurrock is higher£359£361£341

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Crawley £127, Thurrock £141Thurrock: £141Crawley: £127Thurrock: £142Crawley: £127Thurrock: £134Crawley: £120

    £127£127£120Thurrock is higher£141£142£134

  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: Crawley £91, Thurrock £113Thurrock: £113Crawley: £91Thurrock: £114Crawley: £91Thurrock: £107Crawley: £86

    £91£91£86Thurrock is higher£113£114£107

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Crawley £1,783, Thurrock £1,814Thurrock: £1,814Crawley: £1,783Thurrock: £1,822Crawley: £1,790Thurrock: £1,721Crawley: £1,691

    £1,783£1,790£1,691Thurrock is higherDepends on how you count£1,814£1,822£1,721

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Crawley £230, Thurrock £160Thurrock: £160Crawley: £230Thurrock: £160Crawley: £231Thurrock: £151Crawley: £218

    £230£231£218Crawley is higherDepends on how you count£160£160£151

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Crawley £219, Thurrock £185Thurrock: £185Crawley: £219Thurrock: £186Crawley: £220Thurrock: £176Crawley: £208

    £219£220£208Crawley is higherDepends on how you count£185£186£176

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Crawley £8.11, Thurrock £5.50Thurrock: £5.50Crawley: £8.11Thurrock: £5.53Crawley: £8.14Thurrock: £5.22Crawley: £7.69

    £8.11£8.14£7.69Crawley is higher£5.50£5.53£5.22

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Crawley £5.27, Thurrock £4.86Thurrock: £4.86Crawley: £5.27Thurrock: £4.88Crawley: £5.29Thurrock: £4.61Crawley: £5.00

    £5.27£5.29£5.00Crawley is higherDepends on how you count£4.86£4.88£4.61

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Crawley £6.25, Thurrock £5.46Thurrock: £5.46Crawley: £6.25Thurrock: £5.48Crawley: £6.28Thurrock: £5.18Crawley: £5.93

    £6.25£6.28£5.93Crawley is higherDepends on how you count£5.46£5.48£5.18

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Crawley 1,020.8, Thurrock 1,020.4Thurrock: 1,020.4Crawley: 1,020.8

    1,020.8Crawley is higherDepends on how you count1,020.4

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Crawley 115.6, Thurrock 131.8Thurrock: 131.8Crawley: 115.6

    115.6Thurrock is higher131.8

  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: Crawley 143.0, Thurrock 175.5Thurrock: 175.5Crawley: 143.0

    143.0Thurrock is higher175.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Crawley 53.8, Thurrock 57.1Thurrock: 57.1Crawley: 53.8

    53.8Thurrock is higher57.1

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Crawley 199.9, Thurrock 187.3Thurrock: 187.3Crawley: 199.9

    199.9Crawley is higherDepends on how you count187.3

  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: Crawley 20.7, Thurrock 25.3Thurrock: 25.3Crawley: 20.7

    20.7Thurrock is higher25.3

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Crawley and Thurrock, per person in the age group
MeasureCrawleyThurrockHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,738£3,754£3,546£3,696£3,711£3,506Crawley
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,044£13,099£12,373£13,114£13,170£12,440Thurrock
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,106£2,115£1,998£2,123£2,132£2,013Thurrock
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,682£11,731£11,081£11,620£11,669£11,022Crawley
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£648£650£614£618£620£586Crawley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£685£688£649£845£848£801Thurrock
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£30£30£28£33£33£31Thurrock
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£353£354£335£359£361£341Thurrock
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£127£127£120£141£142£134Thurrock
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£91£91£86£113£114£107Thurrock
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,783£1,790£1,691£1,814£1,822£1,721Thurrock
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£230£231£218£160£160£151Crawley
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£219£220£208£185£186£176Crawley
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.11£8.14£7.69£5.50£5.53£5.22Crawley
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.27£5.29£5.00£4.86£4.88£4.61Crawley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.25£6.28£5.93£5.46£5.48£5.18Crawley
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,020.81,020.4Crawley
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026115.6131.8Thurrock
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026143.0175.5Thurrock
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202653.857.1Thurrock
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026199.9187.3Crawley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202620.725.3Thurrock

Per resident

Crawley is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Thurrock 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

Crawley Thurrock

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Crawley £3,738, Thurrock £3,696Thurrock: £3,696Crawley: £3,738Thurrock: £3,711Crawley: £3,754Thurrock: £3,506Crawley: £3,546

    £3,738£3,754£3,546Crawley is higherDepends on how you count£3,696£3,711£3,506

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Crawley £1,641, Thurrock £1,669Thurrock: £1,669Crawley: £1,641Thurrock: £1,676Crawley: £1,648Thurrock: £1,583Crawley: £1,556

    £1,641£1,648£1,556Thurrock is higher£1,669£1,676£1,583

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Crawley £1,381, Thurrock £1,361Thurrock: £1,361Crawley: £1,381Thurrock: £1,367Crawley: £1,387Thurrock: £1,291Crawley: £1,310

    £1,381£1,387£1,310Crawley is higherDepends on how you count£1,361£1,367£1,291

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Crawley £1,469, Thurrock £1,479Thurrock: £1,479Crawley: £1,469Thurrock: £1,485Crawley: £1,476Thurrock: £1,402Crawley: £1,394

    £1,469£1,476£1,394Thurrock is higherDepends on how you count£1,479£1,485£1,402

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Crawley £81, Thurrock £79Thurrock: £79Crawley: £81Thurrock: £79Crawley: £82Thurrock: £75Crawley: £77

    £81£82£77Crawley is higherDepends on how you count£79£79£75

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Crawley £86, Thurrock £107Thurrock: £107Crawley: £86Thurrock: £108Crawley: £86Thurrock: £102Crawley: £82

    £86£86£82Thurrock is higher£107£108£102

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Crawley £3.75, Thurrock £4.14Thurrock: £4.14Crawley: £3.75Thurrock: £4.16Crawley: £3.77Thurrock: £3.93Crawley: £3.56

    £3.75£3.77£3.56Thurrock is higher£4.14£4.16£3.93

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Crawley £353, Thurrock £359Thurrock: £359Crawley: £353Thurrock: £361Crawley: £354Thurrock: £341Crawley: £335

    £353£354£335Thurrock is higher£359£361£341

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Crawley £127, Thurrock £141Thurrock: £141Crawley: £127Thurrock: £142Crawley: £127Thurrock: £134Crawley: £120

    £127£127£120Thurrock is higher£141£142£134

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Crawley £60, Thurrock £72Thurrock: £72Crawley: £60Thurrock: £73Crawley: £60Thurrock: £69Crawley: £57

    £60£60£57Thurrock is higher£72£73£69

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Crawley £1,169, Thurrock £1,163Thurrock: £1,163Crawley: £1,169Thurrock: £1,168Crawley: £1,174Thurrock: £1,103Crawley: £1,109

    £1,169£1,174£1,109Crawley is higherDepends on how you count£1,163£1,168£1,103

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Crawley £230, Thurrock £160Thurrock: £160Crawley: £230Thurrock: £160Crawley: £231Thurrock: £151Crawley: £218

    £230£231£218Crawley is higherDepends on how you count£160£160£151

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Crawley £144, Thurrock £119Thurrock: £119Crawley: £144Thurrock: £119Crawley: £144Thurrock: £113Crawley: £136

    £144£144£136Crawley is higherDepends on how you count£119£119£113

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Crawley £5.31, Thurrock £3.53Thurrock: £3.53Crawley: £5.31Thurrock: £3.55Crawley: £5.34Thurrock: £3.35Crawley: £5.04

    £5.31£5.34£5.04Crawley is higher£3.53£3.55£3.35

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Crawley £3.46, Thurrock £3.12Thurrock: £3.12Crawley: £3.46Thurrock: £3.13Crawley: £3.47Thurrock: £2.96Crawley: £3.28

    £3.46£3.47£3.28Crawley is higherDepends on how you count£3.12£3.13£2.96

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Crawley £6.25, Thurrock £5.46Thurrock: £5.46Crawley: £6.25Thurrock: £5.48Crawley: £6.28Thurrock: £5.18Crawley: £5.93

    £6.25£6.28£5.93Crawley is higherDepends on how you count£5.46£5.48£5.18

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Crawley 128.4, Thurrock 129.8Thurrock: 129.8Crawley: 128.4

    128.4Thurrock is higherDepends on how you count129.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Crawley 14.5, Thurrock 16.8Thurrock: 16.8Crawley: 14.5

    14.5Thurrock is higher16.8

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Crawley 18.0, Thurrock 22.3Thurrock: 22.3Crawley: 18.0

    18.0Thurrock is higher22.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Crawley 53.8, Thurrock 57.1Thurrock: 57.1Crawley: 53.8

    53.8Thurrock is higher57.1

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Crawley 131.1, Thurrock 120.1Thurrock: 120.1Crawley: 131.1

    131.1Crawley is higherDepends on how you count120.1

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Crawley 13.5, Thurrock 16.2Thurrock: 16.2Crawley: 13.5

    13.5Thurrock is higher16.2

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Crawley and Thurrock, per resident
MeasureCrawleyThurrockHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,738£3,754£3,546£3,696£3,711£3,506Crawley
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,641£1,648£1,556£1,669£1,676£1,583Thurrock
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,381£1,387£1,310£1,361£1,367£1,291Crawley
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,469£1,476£1,394£1,479£1,485£1,402Thurrock
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£81£82£77£79£79£75Crawley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£86£86£82£107£108£102Thurrock
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.75£3.77£3.56£4.14£4.16£3.93Thurrock
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£353£354£335£359£361£341Thurrock
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£127£127£120£141£142£134Thurrock
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£60£60£57£72£73£69Thurrock
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,169£1,174£1,109£1,163£1,168£1,103Crawley
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£230£231£218£160£160£151Crawley
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£144£144£136£119£119£113Crawley
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.31£5.34£5.04£3.53£3.55£3.35Crawley
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.46£3.47£3.28£3.12£3.13£2.96Crawley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.25£6.28£5.93£5.46£5.48£5.18Crawley
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026128.4129.8Thurrock
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202614.516.8Thurrock
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202618.022.3Thurrock
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202653.857.1Thurrock
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026131.1120.1Crawley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202613.516.2Thurrock

Total

Crawley is higher on 1 of 22 measures, and Thurrock on 21. 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

Crawley Thurrock

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Crawley £462.6m, Thurrock £670.0mThurrock: £670.0mCrawley: £462.6mThurrock: £672.8mCrawley: £464.6mThurrock: £635.5mCrawley: £438.8m

    £462.6m£464.6m£438.8mThurrock is higherDepends on how you count£670.0m£672.8m£635.5m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Crawley £203.1m, Thurrock £302.5mThurrock: £302.5mCrawley: £203.1mThurrock: £303.8mCrawley: £203.9mThurrock: £287.0mCrawley: £192.6m

    £203.1m£203.9m£192.6mThurrock is higher£302.5m£303.8m£287.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Crawley £171.0m, Thurrock £246.7mThurrock: £246.7mCrawley: £171.0mThurrock: £247.8mCrawley: £171.7mThurrock: £234.0mCrawley: £162.2m

    £171.0m£171.7m£162.2mThurrock is higherDepends on how you count£246.7m£247.8m£234.0m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Crawley £181.9m, Thurrock £268.0mThurrock: £268.0mCrawley: £181.9mThurrock: £269.2mCrawley: £182.6mThurrock: £254.3mCrawley: £172.5m

    £181.9m£182.6m£172.5mThurrock is higherDepends on how you count£268.0m£269.2m£254.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Crawley £10.1m, Thurrock £14.2mThurrock: £14.2mCrawley: £10.1mThurrock: £14.3mCrawley: £10.1mThurrock: £13.5mCrawley: £9.6m

    £10.1m£10.1m£9.6mThurrock is higherDepends on how you count£14.2m£14.3m£13.5m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Crawley £10.7m, Thurrock £19.5mThurrock: £19.5mCrawley: £10.7mThurrock: £19.6mCrawley: £10.7mThurrock: £18.5mCrawley: £10.1m

    £10.7m£10.7m£10.1mThurrock is higher£19.5m£19.6m£18.5m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Crawley £0.46m, Thurrock £0.75mThurrock: £0.75mCrawley: £0.46mThurrock: £0.75mCrawley: £0.47mThurrock: £0.71mCrawley: £0.44m

    £0.46m£0.47m£0.44mThurrock is higher£0.75m£0.75m£0.71m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Crawley £43.7m, Thurrock £65.2mThurrock: £65.2mCrawley: £43.7mThurrock: £65.4mCrawley: £43.9mThurrock: £61.8mCrawley: £41.4m

    £43.7m£43.9m£41.4mThurrock is higher£65.2m£65.4m£61.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Crawley £15.7m, Thurrock £25.6mThurrock: £25.6mCrawley: £15.7mThurrock: £25.7mCrawley: £15.8mThurrock: £24.3mCrawley: £14.9m

    £15.7m£15.8m£14.9mThurrock is higher£25.6m£25.7m£24.3m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Crawley £7.4m, Thurrock £13.1mThurrock: £13.1mCrawley: £7.4mThurrock: £13.2mCrawley: £7.4mThurrock: £12.5mCrawley: £7.0m

    £7.4m£7.4m£7.0mThurrock is higher£13.1m£13.2m£12.5m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Crawley £144.7m, Thurrock £210.8mThurrock: £210.8mCrawley: £144.7mThurrock: £211.7mCrawley: £145.3mThurrock: £200.0mCrawley: £137.3m

    £144.7m£145.3m£137.3mThurrock is higherDepends on how you count£210.8m£211.7m£200.0m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Crawley £28.5m, Thurrock £29.0mThurrock: £29.0mCrawley: £28.5mThurrock: £29.1mCrawley: £28.6mThurrock: £27.5mCrawley: £27.0m

    £28.5m£28.6m£27.0mThurrock is higherDepends on how you count£29.0m£29.1m£27.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Crawley £17.8m, Thurrock £21.5mThurrock: £21.5mCrawley: £17.8mThurrock: £21.6mCrawley: £17.9mThurrock: £20.4mCrawley: £16.9m

    £17.8m£17.9m£16.9mThurrock is higherDepends on how you count£21.5m£21.6m£20.4m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Crawley £0.66m, Thurrock £0.64mThurrock: £0.64mCrawley: £0.66mThurrock: £0.64mCrawley: £0.66mThurrock: £0.61mCrawley: £0.62m

    £0.66m£0.66m£0.62mCrawley is higher£0.64m£0.64m£0.61m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Crawley £0.43m, Thurrock £0.57mThurrock: £0.57mCrawley: £0.43mThurrock: £0.57mCrawley: £0.43mThurrock: £0.54mCrawley: £0.41m

    £0.43m£0.43m£0.41mThurrock is higherDepends on how you count£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Crawley £0.77m, Thurrock £0.99mThurrock: £0.99mCrawley: £0.77mThurrock: £0.99mCrawley: £0.78mThurrock: £0.94mCrawley: £0.73m

    £0.77m£0.78m£0.73mThurrock is higherDepends on how you count£0.99m£0.99m£0.94m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Crawley 15,892, Thurrock 23,539Thurrock: 23,539Crawley: 15,892

    15,892Thurrock is higherDepends on how you count23,539

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Crawley 1,800, Thurrock 3,041Thurrock: 3,041Crawley: 1,800

    1,800Thurrock is higher3,041

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Crawley 2,226, Thurrock 4,049Thurrock: 4,049Crawley: 2,226

    2,226Thurrock is higher4,049

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Crawley 6,659, Thurrock 10,359Thurrock: 10,359Crawley: 6,659

    6,659Thurrock is higher10,359

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Crawley 16,230, Thurrock 21,774Thurrock: 21,774Crawley: 16,230

    16,230Thurrock is higherDepends on how you count21,774

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Crawley 1,676, Thurrock 2,941Thurrock: 2,941Crawley: 1,676

    1,676Thurrock is higher2,941

Show the numbers
Crawley and Thurrock, total
MeasureCrawleyThurrockHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£462.6m£464.6m£438.8m£670.0m£672.8m£635.5mThurrock
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£203.1m£203.9m£192.6m£302.5m£303.8m£287.0mThurrock
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£171.0m£171.7m£162.2m£246.7m£247.8m£234.0mThurrock
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£181.9m£182.6m£172.5m£268.0m£269.2m£254.3mThurrock
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.1m£10.1m£9.6m£14.2m£14.3m£13.5mThurrock
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.7m£10.7m£10.1m£19.5m£19.6m£18.5mThurrock
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.46m£0.47m£0.44m£0.75m£0.75m£0.71mThurrock
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£43.7m£43.9m£41.4m£65.2m£65.4m£61.8mThurrock
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.7m£15.8m£14.9m£25.6m£25.7m£24.3mThurrock
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.4m£7.4m£7.0m£13.1m£13.2m£12.5mThurrock
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£144.7m£145.3m£137.3m£210.8m£211.7m£200.0mThurrock
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£28.5m£28.6m£27.0m£29.0m£29.1m£27.5mThurrock
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£17.8m£17.9m£16.9m£21.5m£21.6m£20.4mThurrock
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.66m£0.66m£0.62m£0.64m£0.64m£0.61mCrawley
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m£0.57m£0.57m£0.54mThurrock
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.77m£0.78m£0.73m£0.99m£0.99m£0.94mThurrock
State Pensiontotal, March 202615,89223,539Thurrock
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,8003,041Thurrock
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,2264,049Thurrock
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,65910,359Thurrock
Universal Credittotal, May 202616,23021,774Thurrock
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,6762,941Thurrock

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.
  6. 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.
  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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