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Crawley and Gravesham
Crawley is higher than Gravesham on 7 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 5 of 22 per resident and 8 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
Crawley is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Gravesham 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
Crawley Gravesham
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,738£3,754£3,546Gravesham is higher£4,298£4,316£4,077
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£13,044£13,099£12,373Gravesham is higher£13,207£13,263£12,527
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2,106£2,115£1,998Gravesham is higherDepends on how you count£2,308£2,318£2,189
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,682£11,731£11,081Gravesham is higher£11,904£11,955£11,292
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£648£650£614Crawley is higher£512£514£486
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£685£688£649Gravesham is higher£762£765£722
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£30£30£28Crawley is higherDepends on how you count£29£29£27
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£353£354£335Gravesham is higher£408£410£387
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£127£127£120Gravesham is higher£161£162£153
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£91£91£86Gravesham is higher£143£144£136
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,783£1,790£1,691Gravesham is higherDepends on how you count£1,907£1,915£1,809
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£230£231£218Crawley is higher£195£196£185
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£219£220£208Gravesham is higherDepends on how you count£242£243£229
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£8.11£8.14£7.69Crawley is higher£7.89£7.92£7.48
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£5.27£5.29£5.00Gravesham is higher£8.15£8.18£7.73
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.25£6.28£5.93Crawley is higher£4.77£4.79£4.52
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,020.8Crawley is higherDepends on how you count1,018.1
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
115.6Crawley is higherDepends on how you count108.6
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
143.0Gravesham is higher160.7
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
53.8Gravesham is higher63.4
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
199.9Gravesham is higherDepends on how you count203.1
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
20.7Gravesham is higher32.6
Show the numbers
| Measure | Crawley | Gravesham | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,738£3,754£3,546 | £4,298£4,316£4,077 | Gravesham |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £13,044£13,099£12,373 | £13,207£13,263£12,527 | Gravesham |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2,106£2,115£1,998 | £2,308£2,318£2,189 | Gravesham |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,682£11,731£11,081 | £11,904£11,955£11,292 | Gravesham |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £648£650£614 | £512£514£486 | Crawley |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £685£688£649 | £762£765£722 | Gravesham |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £30£30£28 | £29£29£27 | Crawley |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £353£354£335 | £408£410£387 | Gravesham |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £127£127£120 | £161£162£153 | Gravesham |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £91£91£86 | £143£144£136 | Gravesham |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,783£1,790£1,691 | £1,907£1,915£1,809 | Gravesham |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £230£231£218 | £195£196£185 | Crawley |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £219£220£208 | £242£243£229 | Gravesham |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £8.11£8.14£7.69 | £7.89£7.92£7.48 | Crawley |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £5.27£5.29£5.00 | £8.15£8.18£7.73 | Gravesham |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.25£6.28£5.93 | £4.77£4.79£4.52 | Crawley |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,020.8 | 1,018.1 | Crawley |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 115.6 | 108.6 | Crawley |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 143.0 | 160.7 | Gravesham |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 53.8 | 63.4 | Gravesham |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 199.9 | 203.1 | Gravesham |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 20.7 | 32.6 | Gravesham |
Per resident
Crawley is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Gravesham on 17. 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 Gravesham
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,738£3,754£3,546Gravesham is higher£4,298£4,316£4,077
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,641£1,648£1,556Gravesham is higher£2,100£2,109£1,992
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,381£1,387£1,310Gravesham is higherDepends on how you count£1,429£1,435£1,356
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£1,469£1,476£1,394Gravesham is higher£1,892£1,901£1,795
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£81£82£77Crawley is higher£81£82£77
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£86£86£82Gravesham is higher£121£122£115
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£3.75£3.77£3.56Gravesham is higherDepends on how you count£4.58£4.59£4.34
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£353£354£335Gravesham is higher£408£410£387
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£127£127£120Gravesham is higher£161£162£153
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£60£60£57Gravesham is higher£89£89£84
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£1,169£1,174£1,109Gravesham is higherDepends on how you count£1,181£1,186£1,120
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£230£231£218Crawley is higher£195£196£185
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£144£144£136Gravesham is higherDepends on how you count£150£150£142
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£5.31£5.34£5.04Crawley is higher£4.88£4.90£4.63
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£3.46£3.47£3.28Gravesham is higher£5.05£5.07£4.79
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.25£6.28£5.93Crawley is higher£4.77£4.79£4.52
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
128.4Gravesham is higherDepends on how you count161.9
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
14.5Gravesham is higherDepends on how you count17.3
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
18.0Gravesham is higher25.5
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
53.8Gravesham is higher63.4
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
131.1Crawley is higherDepends on how you count125.8
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
13.5Gravesham is higher20.2
Show the numbers
| Measure | Crawley | Gravesham | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,738£3,754£3,546 | £4,298£4,316£4,077 | Gravesham |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,641£1,648£1,556 | £2,100£2,109£1,992 | Gravesham |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,381£1,387£1,310 | £1,429£1,435£1,356 | Gravesham |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £1,469£1,476£1,394 | £1,892£1,901£1,795 | Gravesham |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £81£82£77 | £81£82£77 | Crawley |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £86£86£82 | £121£122£115 | Gravesham |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £3.75£3.77£3.56 | £4.58£4.59£4.34 | Gravesham |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £353£354£335 | £408£410£387 | Gravesham |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £127£127£120 | £161£162£153 | Gravesham |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £60£60£57 | £89£89£84 | Gravesham |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £1,169£1,174£1,109 | £1,181£1,186£1,120 | Gravesham |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £230£231£218 | £195£196£185 | Crawley |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £144£144£136 | £150£150£142 | Gravesham |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £5.31£5.34£5.04 | £4.88£4.90£4.63 | Crawley |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £3.46£3.47£3.28 | £5.05£5.07£4.79 | Gravesham |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.25£6.28£5.93 | £4.77£4.79£4.52 | Crawley |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 128.4 | 161.9 | Gravesham |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 14.5 | 17.3 | Gravesham |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 18.0 | 25.5 | Gravesham |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 53.8 | 63.4 | Gravesham |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 131.1 | 125.8 | Crawley |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 13.5 | 20.2 | Gravesham |
Total
Crawley is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Gravesham on 14. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11
Crawley Gravesham
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£462.6m£464.6m£438.8mGravesham is higher£475.8m£477.9m£451.4m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£203.1m£203.9m£192.6mGravesham is higher£232.5m£233.4m£220.5m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£171.0m£171.7m£162.2mCrawley is higherDepends on how you count£158.2m£158.9m£150.1m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£181.9m£182.6m£172.5mGravesham is higher£209.5m£210.4m£198.7m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£10.1m£10.1m£9.6mCrawley is higher£9.0m£9.1m£8.6m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£10.7m£10.7m£10.1mGravesham is higher£13.4m£13.5m£12.7m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.46m£0.47m£0.44mGravesham is higherDepends on how you count£0.51m£0.51m£0.48m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£43.7m£43.9m£41.4mGravesham is higher£45.2m£45.4m£42.9m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£15.7m£15.8m£14.9mGravesham is higher£17.8m£17.9m£16.9m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£7.4m£7.4m£7.0mGravesham is higher£9.8m£9.9m£9.3m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£144.7m£145.3m£137.3mCrawley is higherDepends on how you count£130.8m£131.3m£124.0m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£28.5m£28.6m£27.0mCrawley is higher£21.6m£21.7m£20.5m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£17.8m£17.9m£16.9mCrawley is higherDepends on how you count£16.6m£16.6m£15.7m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.66m£0.66m£0.62mCrawley is higher£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.43m£0.43m£0.41mGravesham is higher£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.77m£0.78m£0.73mCrawley is higher£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
15,892Gravesham is higherDepends on how you count17,919
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,800Gravesham is higherDepends on how you count1,912
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,226Gravesham is higher2,828
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
6,659Gravesham is higher7,014
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
16,230Crawley is higherDepends on how you count13,922
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,676Gravesham is higher2,238
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| Measure | Crawley | Gravesham | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £462.6m£464.6m£438.8m | £475.8m£477.9m£451.4m | Gravesham |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £203.1m£203.9m£192.6m | £232.5m£233.4m£220.5m | Gravesham |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £171.0m£171.7m£162.2m | £158.2m£158.9m£150.1m | Crawley |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £181.9m£182.6m£172.5m | £209.5m£210.4m£198.7m | Gravesham |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £10.1m£10.1m£9.6m | £9.0m£9.1m£8.6m | Crawley |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £10.7m£10.7m£10.1m | £13.4m£13.5m£12.7m | Gravesham |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.46m£0.47m£0.44m | £0.51m£0.51m£0.48m | Gravesham |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £43.7m£43.9m£41.4m | £45.2m£45.4m£42.9m | Gravesham |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £15.7m£15.8m£14.9m | £17.8m£17.9m£16.9m | Gravesham |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £7.4m£7.4m£7.0m | £9.8m£9.9m£9.3m | Gravesham |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £144.7m£145.3m£137.3m | £130.8m£131.3m£124.0m | Crawley |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £28.5m£28.6m£27.0m | £21.6m£21.7m£20.5m | Crawley |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £17.8m£17.9m£16.9m | £16.6m£16.6m£15.7m | Crawley |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.66m£0.66m£0.62m | £0.54m£0.54m£0.51m | Crawley |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.43m£0.43m£0.41m | £0.56m£0.56m£0.53m | Gravesham |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.77m£0.78m£0.73m | £0.53m£0.53m£0.50m | Crawley |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 15,892 | 17,919 | Gravesham |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,800 | 1,912 | Gravesham |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,226 | 2,828 | Gravesham |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 6,659 | 7,014 | Gravesham |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 16,230 | 13,922 | Crawley |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,676 | 2,238 | Gravesham |
Sources
Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.
- 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.