Compare local authorities · South East and East of England
Crawley and Stevenage
Crawley is higher than Stevenage on 9 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 6 of 22 per resident and 20 of 22 in total.
On 15 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 9 of 22 measures, and Stevenage on 13. 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 Stevenage
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,738£3,754£3,546Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£4,112£4,130£3,901
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£13,044£13,099£12,373Crawley is higherDepends on how you count£13,039£13,095£12,368
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2,106£2,115£1,998Crawley is higher£2,074£2,082£1,967
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,682£11,731£11,081Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£11,748£11,798£11,144
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£648£650£614Crawley is higher£479£481£454
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£685£688£649Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£784£788£744
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£27£28£26
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£353£354£335Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£418£420£397
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£127£127£120Stevenage is higher£190£190£180
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£91£91£86Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£123£124£117
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,783£1,790£1,691Crawley is higher£1,645£1,652£1,560
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£230£231£218Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£243£244£230
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£219£220£208Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£289£290£274
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£8.11£8.14£7.69Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£8.20£8.24£7.78
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£5.27£5.29£5.00Stevenage is higher£7.75£7.78£7.35
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.25£6.28£5.93Crawley is higher£5.72£5.75£5.43
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,020.8Crawley is higherDepends on how you count1,018.4
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
115.6Crawley is higherDepends on how you count109.9
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
143.0Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count162.2
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
53.8Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count65.2
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
199.9Crawley is higher189.5
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
20.7Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count27.0
Show the numbers
| Measure | Crawley | Stevenage | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,738£3,754£3,546 | £4,112£4,130£3,901 | Stevenage |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £13,044£13,099£12,373 | £13,039£13,095£12,368 | Crawley |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2,106£2,115£1,998 | £2,074£2,082£1,967 | Crawley |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,682£11,731£11,081 | £11,748£11,798£11,144 | Stevenage |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £648£650£614 | £479£481£454 | Crawley |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £685£688£649 | £784£788£744 | Stevenage |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £30£30£28 | £27£28£26 | Crawley |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £353£354£335 | £418£420£397 | Stevenage |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £127£127£120 | £190£190£180 | Stevenage |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £91£91£86 | £123£124£117 | Stevenage |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,783£1,790£1,691 | £1,645£1,652£1,560 | Crawley |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £230£231£218 | £243£244£230 | Stevenage |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £219£220£208 | £289£290£274 | Stevenage |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £8.11£8.14£7.69 | £8.20£8.24£7.78 | Stevenage |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £5.27£5.29£5.00 | £7.75£7.78£7.35 | Stevenage |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.25£6.28£5.93 | £5.72£5.75£5.43 | Crawley |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,020.8 | 1,018.4 | Crawley |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 115.6 | 109.9 | Crawley |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 143.0 | 162.2 | Stevenage |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 53.8 | 65.2 | Stevenage |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 199.9 | 189.5 | Crawley |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 20.7 | 27.0 | Stevenage |
Per resident
Crawley is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Stevenage on 16. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11
Crawley Stevenage
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,738£3,754£3,546Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£4,112£4,130£3,901
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,641£1,648£1,556Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£1,924£1,932£1,825
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,381£1,387£1,310Crawley is higher£1,332£1,338£1,263
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£1,469£1,476£1,394Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£1,734£1,741£1,644
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£81£82£77Crawley is higher£71£71£67
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£86£86£82Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£116£116£110
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£3.75£3.77£3.56Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£4.06£4.08£3.85
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£353£354£335Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£418£420£397
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£127£127£120Stevenage is higher£190£190£180
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£60£60£57Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£79£80£75
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£1,169£1,174£1,109Crawley is higher£1,057£1,061£1,002
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£230£231£218Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£243£244£230
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£144£144£136Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£186£187£176
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£5.31£5.34£5.04Crawley is higherDepends on how you count£5.27£5.29£5.00
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£3.46£3.47£3.28Stevenage is higher£4.98£5.00£4.72
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.25£6.28£5.93Crawley is higher£5.72£5.75£5.43
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
128.4Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count150.3
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
14.5Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count16.2
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
18.0Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count23.9
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
53.8Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count65.2
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
131.1Crawley is higher121.7
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
13.5Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count17.4
Show the numbers
| Measure | Crawley | Stevenage | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,738£3,754£3,546 | £4,112£4,130£3,901 | Stevenage |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,641£1,648£1,556 | £1,924£1,932£1,825 | Stevenage |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,381£1,387£1,310 | £1,332£1,338£1,263 | Crawley |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £1,469£1,476£1,394 | £1,734£1,741£1,644 | Stevenage |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £81£82£77 | £71£71£67 | Crawley |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £86£86£82 | £116£116£110 | Stevenage |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £3.75£3.77£3.56 | £4.06£4.08£3.85 | Stevenage |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £353£354£335 | £418£420£397 | Stevenage |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £127£127£120 | £190£190£180 | Stevenage |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £60£60£57 | £79£80£75 | Stevenage |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £1,169£1,174£1,109 | £1,057£1,061£1,002 | Crawley |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £230£231£218 | £243£244£230 | Stevenage |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £144£144£136 | £186£187£176 | Stevenage |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £5.31£5.34£5.04 | £5.27£5.29£5.00 | Crawley |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £3.46£3.47£3.28 | £4.98£5.00£4.72 | Stevenage |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.25£6.28£5.93 | £5.72£5.75£5.43 | Crawley |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 128.4 | 150.3 | Stevenage |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 14.5 | 16.2 | Stevenage |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 18.0 | 23.9 | Stevenage |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 53.8 | 65.2 | Stevenage |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 131.1 | 121.7 | Crawley |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 13.5 | 17.4 | Stevenage |
Total
Crawley is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and Stevenage on 2. 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 Stevenage
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£462.6m£464.6m£438.8mCrawley is higherDepends on how you count£375.2m£376.8m£355.9m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£203.1m£203.9m£192.6mCrawley is higherDepends on how you count£175.5m£176.3m£166.5m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£171.0m£171.7m£162.2mCrawley is higher£121.5m£122.0m£115.3m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£181.9m£182.6m£172.5mCrawley is higherDepends on how you count£158.2m£158.8m£150.0m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£10.1m£10.1m£9.6mCrawley is higher£6.4m£6.5m£6.1m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£10.7m£10.7m£10.1mCrawley is higherDepends on how you count£10.6m£10.6m£10.0m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.46m£0.47m£0.44mCrawley is higherDepends on how you count£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£43.7m£43.9m£41.4mCrawley is higherDepends on how you count£38.2m£38.3m£36.2m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£15.7m£15.8m£14.9mStevenage is higher£17.3m£17.4m£16.4m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£7.4m£7.4m£7.0mCrawley is higherDepends on how you count£7.2m£7.3m£6.9m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£144.7m£145.3m£137.3mCrawley is higher£96.4m£96.8m£91.4m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£28.5m£28.6m£27.0mCrawley is higherDepends on how you count£22.1m£22.2m£21.0m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£17.8m£17.9m£16.9mCrawley is higherDepends on how you count£17.0m£17.0m£16.1m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.66m£0.66m£0.62mCrawley is higherDepends on how you count£0.48m£0.48m£0.46m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.43m£0.43m£0.41mStevenage is higher£0.45m£0.46m£0.43m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.77m£0.78m£0.73mCrawley is higher£0.52m£0.52m£0.50m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
15,892Crawley is higherDepends on how you count13,710
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,800Crawley is higherDepends on how you count1,479
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,226Crawley is higherDepends on how you count2,183
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
6,659Crawley is higherDepends on how you count5,945
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
16,230Crawley is higher11,107
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,676Crawley is higherDepends on how you count1,584
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| Measure | Crawley | Stevenage | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £462.6m£464.6m£438.8m | £375.2m£376.8m£355.9m | Crawley |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £203.1m£203.9m£192.6m | £175.5m£176.3m£166.5m | Crawley |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £171.0m£171.7m£162.2m | £121.5m£122.0m£115.3m | Crawley |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £181.9m£182.6m£172.5m | £158.2m£158.8m£150.0m | Crawley |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £10.1m£10.1m£9.6m | £6.4m£6.5m£6.1m | Crawley |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £10.7m£10.7m£10.1m | £10.6m£10.6m£10.0m | Crawley |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.46m£0.47m£0.44m | £0.37m£0.37m£0.35m | Crawley |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £43.7m£43.9m£41.4m | £38.2m£38.3m£36.2m | Crawley |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £15.7m£15.8m£14.9m | £17.3m£17.4m£16.4m | Stevenage |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £7.4m£7.4m£7.0m | £7.2m£7.3m£6.9m | Crawley |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £144.7m£145.3m£137.3m | £96.4m£96.8m£91.4m | Crawley |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £28.5m£28.6m£27.0m | £22.1m£22.2m£21.0m | Crawley |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £17.8m£17.9m£16.9m | £17.0m£17.0m£16.1m | Crawley |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.66m£0.66m£0.62m | £0.48m£0.48m£0.46m | Crawley |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.43m£0.43m£0.41m | £0.45m£0.46m£0.43m | Stevenage |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.77m£0.78m£0.73m | £0.52m£0.52m£0.50m | Crawley |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 15,892 | 13,710 | Crawley |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,800 | 1,479 | Crawley |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,226 | 2,183 | Crawley |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 6,659 | 5,945 | Crawley |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 16,230 | 11,107 | Crawley |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,676 | 1,584 | Crawley |
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.
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