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East Hertfordshire and Brentwood

156,766 and 78,959 residents (mid-2024).

East Hertfordshire is higher than Brentwood on 11 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 8 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 14 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

East Hertfordshire is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Brentwood 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

East Hertfordshire Brentwood

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: East Hertfordshire £3,612, Brentwood £3,723Brentwood: £3,723East Hertfordshire: £3,612Brentwood: £3,739East Hertfordshire: £3,627Brentwood: £3,532East Hertfordshire: £3,426

    £3,612£3,627£3,426Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£3,723£3,739£3,532

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: East Hertfordshire £12,928, Brentwood £12,849Brentwood: £12,849East Hertfordshire: £12,928Brentwood: £12,904East Hertfordshire: £12,983Brentwood: £12,188East Hertfordshire: £12,263

    £12,928£12,983£12,263East Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£12,849£12,904£12,188

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: East Hertfordshire £1,317, Brentwood £1,271Brentwood: £1,271East Hertfordshire: £1,317Brentwood: £1,277East Hertfordshire: £1,323Brentwood: £1,206East Hertfordshire: £1,250

    £1,317£1,323£1,250East Hertfordshire is higher£1,271£1,277£1,206

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: East Hertfordshire £12,009, Brentwood £11,789Brentwood: £11,789East Hertfordshire: £12,009Brentwood: £11,839East Hertfordshire: £12,060Brentwood: £11,183East Hertfordshire: £11,391

    £12,009£12,060£11,391East Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£11,789£11,839£11,183

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: East Hertfordshire £273, Brentwood £334Brentwood: £334East Hertfordshire: £273Brentwood: £335East Hertfordshire: £274Brentwood: £316East Hertfordshire: £259

    £273£274£259Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£334£335£316

  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: East Hertfordshire £630, Brentwood £708Brentwood: £708East Hertfordshire: £630Brentwood: £711East Hertfordshire: £633Brentwood: £671East Hertfordshire: £598

    £630£633£598Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£708£711£671

  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: East Hertfordshire £16, Brentwood £19Brentwood: £19East Hertfordshire: £16Brentwood: £19East Hertfordshire: £16Brentwood: £18East Hertfordshire: £15

    £16£16£15Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£19£19£18

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: East Hertfordshire £230, Brentwood £254Brentwood: £254East Hertfordshire: £230Brentwood: £255East Hertfordshire: £231Brentwood: £241East Hertfordshire: £218

    £230£231£218Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£254£255£241

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: East Hertfordshire £100, Brentwood £93Brentwood: £93East Hertfordshire: £100Brentwood: £94East Hertfordshire: £100Brentwood: £89East Hertfordshire: £95

    £100£100£95East Hertfordshire is higher£93£94£89

  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: East Hertfordshire £62, Brentwood £72Brentwood: £72East Hertfordshire: £62Brentwood: £72East Hertfordshire: £63Brentwood: £68East Hertfordshire: £59

    £62£63£59Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£72£72£68

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: East Hertfordshire £1,082, Brentwood £1,039Brentwood: £1,039East Hertfordshire: £1,082Brentwood: £1,044East Hertfordshire: £1,087Brentwood: £986East Hertfordshire: £1,027

    £1,082£1,087£1,027East Hertfordshire is higher£1,039£1,044£986

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: East Hertfordshire £146, Brentwood £122Brentwood: £122East Hertfordshire: £146Brentwood: £122East Hertfordshire: £146Brentwood: £115East Hertfordshire: £138

    £146£146£138East Hertfordshire is higher£122£122£115

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: East Hertfordshire £163, Brentwood £150Brentwood: £150East Hertfordshire: £163Brentwood: £150East Hertfordshire: £164Brentwood: £142East Hertfordshire: £155

    £163£164£155East Hertfordshire is higher£150£150£142

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: East Hertfordshire £7.08, Brentwood £7.91Brentwood: £7.91East Hertfordshire: £7.08Brentwood: £7.94East Hertfordshire: £7.11Brentwood: £7.50East Hertfordshire: £6.72

    £7.08£7.11£6.72Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£7.91£7.94£7.50

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: East Hertfordshire £2.95, Brentwood £2.56Brentwood: £2.56East Hertfordshire: £2.95Brentwood: £2.57East Hertfordshire: £2.96Brentwood: £2.43East Hertfordshire: £2.80

    £2.95£2.96£2.80East Hertfordshire is higher£2.56£2.57£2.43

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: East Hertfordshire £6.23, Brentwood £5.97Brentwood: £5.97East Hertfordshire: £6.23Brentwood: £5.99East Hertfordshire: £6.26Brentwood: £5.66East Hertfordshire: £5.91

    £6.23£6.26£5.91East Hertfordshire is higher£5.97£5.99£5.66

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: East Hertfordshire 1,022.5, Brentwood 1,007.5Brentwood: 1,007.5East Hertfordshire: 1,022.5

    1,022.5East Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count1,007.5

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: East Hertfordshire 62.3, Brentwood 74.2Brentwood: 74.2East Hertfordshire: 62.3

    62.3Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count74.2

  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: East Hertfordshire 133.3, Brentwood 144.9Brentwood: 144.9East Hertfordshire: 133.3

    133.3Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count144.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: East Hertfordshire 36.3, Brentwood 39.7Brentwood: 39.7East Hertfordshire: 36.3

    36.3Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count39.7

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: East Hertfordshire 111.6, Brentwood 107.4Brentwood: 107.4East Hertfordshire: 111.6

    111.6East Hertfordshire is higher107.4

  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: East Hertfordshire 14.4, Brentwood 16.3Brentwood: 16.3East Hertfordshire: 14.4

    14.4Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count16.3

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East Hertfordshire and Brentwood, per person in the age group
MeasureEast HertfordshireBrentwoodHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,612£3,627£3,426£3,723£3,739£3,532Brentwood
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,928£12,983£12,263£12,849£12,904£12,188East Hertfordshire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,317£1,323£1,250£1,271£1,277£1,206East Hertfordshire
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,009£12,060£11,391£11,789£11,839£11,183East Hertfordshire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£273£274£259£334£335£316Brentwood
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£630£633£598£708£711£671Brentwood
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£16£16£15£19£19£18Brentwood
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£230£231£218£254£255£241Brentwood
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£100£100£95£93£94£89East Hertfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£62£63£59£72£72£68Brentwood
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,082£1,087£1,027£1,039£1,044£986East Hertfordshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£146£146£138£122£122£115East Hertfordshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£163£164£155£150£150£142East Hertfordshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.08£7.11£6.72£7.91£7.94£7.50Brentwood
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2.95£2.96£2.80£2.56£2.57£2.43East Hertfordshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.23£6.26£5.91£5.97£5.99£5.66East Hertfordshire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,022.51,007.5East Hertfordshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202662.374.2Brentwood
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026133.3144.9Brentwood
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202636.339.7Brentwood
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026111.6107.4East Hertfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202614.416.3Brentwood

Per resident

East Hertfordshire is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Brentwood 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

East Hertfordshire Brentwood

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: East Hertfordshire £3,612, Brentwood £3,723Brentwood: £3,723East Hertfordshire: £3,612Brentwood: £3,739East Hertfordshire: £3,627Brentwood: £3,532East Hertfordshire: £3,426

    £3,612£3,627£3,426Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£3,723£3,739£3,532

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: East Hertfordshire £2,315, Brentwood £2,475Brentwood: £2,475East Hertfordshire: £2,315Brentwood: £2,485East Hertfordshire: £2,325Brentwood: £2,347East Hertfordshire: £2,196

    £2,315£2,325£2,196Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£2,475£2,485£2,347

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: East Hertfordshire £816, Brentwood £773Brentwood: £773East Hertfordshire: £816Brentwood: £777East Hertfordshire: £819Brentwood: £734East Hertfordshire: £774

    £816£819£774East Hertfordshire is higher£773£777£734

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: East Hertfordshire £2,150, Brentwood £2,271Brentwood: £2,271East Hertfordshire: £2,150Brentwood: £2,280East Hertfordshire: £2,159Brentwood: £2,154East Hertfordshire: £2,040

    £2,150£2,159£2,040Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£2,271£2,280£2,154

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: East Hertfordshire £49, Brentwood £64Brentwood: £64East Hertfordshire: £49Brentwood: £65East Hertfordshire: £49Brentwood: £61East Hertfordshire: £46

    £49£49£46Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£64£65£61

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: East Hertfordshire £113, Brentwood £136Brentwood: £136East Hertfordshire: £113Brentwood: £137East Hertfordshire: £113Brentwood: £129East Hertfordshire: £107

    £113£113£107Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£136£137£129

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: East Hertfordshire £2.91, Brentwood £3.62Brentwood: £3.62East Hertfordshire: £2.91Brentwood: £3.63East Hertfordshire: £2.92Brentwood: £3.43East Hertfordshire: £2.76

    £2.91£2.92£2.76Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£3.62£3.63£3.43

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: East Hertfordshire £230, Brentwood £254Brentwood: £254East Hertfordshire: £230Brentwood: £255East Hertfordshire: £231Brentwood: £241East Hertfordshire: £218

    £230£231£218Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£254£255£241

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: East Hertfordshire £100, Brentwood £93Brentwood: £93East Hertfordshire: £100Brentwood: £94East Hertfordshire: £100Brentwood: £89East Hertfordshire: £95

    £100£100£95East Hertfordshire is higher£93£94£89

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: East Hertfordshire £39, Brentwood £44Brentwood: £44East Hertfordshire: £39Brentwood: £44East Hertfordshire: £39Brentwood: £42East Hertfordshire: £37

    £39£39£37Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£44£44£42

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: East Hertfordshire £670, Brentwood £632Brentwood: £632East Hertfordshire: £670Brentwood: £635East Hertfordshire: £673Brentwood: £600East Hertfordshire: £635

    £670£673£635East Hertfordshire is higher£632£635£600

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: East Hertfordshire £146, Brentwood £122Brentwood: £122East Hertfordshire: £146Brentwood: £122East Hertfordshire: £146Brentwood: £115East Hertfordshire: £138

    £146£146£138East Hertfordshire is higher£122£122£115

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: East Hertfordshire £101, Brentwood £91Brentwood: £91East Hertfordshire: £101Brentwood: £91East Hertfordshire: £101Brentwood: £86East Hertfordshire: £96

    £101£101£96East Hertfordshire is higher£91£91£86

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: East Hertfordshire £4.39, Brentwood £4.81Brentwood: £4.81East Hertfordshire: £4.39Brentwood: £4.83East Hertfordshire: £4.40Brentwood: £4.56East Hertfordshire: £4.16

    £4.39£4.40£4.16Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£4.81£4.83£4.56

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: East Hertfordshire £1.82, Brentwood £1.56Brentwood: £1.56East Hertfordshire: £1.82Brentwood: £1.57East Hertfordshire: £1.83Brentwood: £1.48East Hertfordshire: £1.73

    £1.82£1.83£1.73East Hertfordshire is higher£1.56£1.57£1.48

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: East Hertfordshire £6.23, Brentwood £5.97Brentwood: £5.97East Hertfordshire: £6.23Brentwood: £5.99East Hertfordshire: £6.26Brentwood: £5.66East Hertfordshire: £5.91

    £6.23£6.26£5.91East Hertfordshire is higher£5.97£5.99£5.66

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: East Hertfordshire 183.1, Brentwood 194.0Brentwood: 194.0East Hertfordshire: 183.1

    183.1Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count194.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: East Hertfordshire 11.2, Brentwood 14.3Brentwood: 14.3East Hertfordshire: 11.2

    11.2Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count14.3

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: East Hertfordshire 23.9, Brentwood 27.9Brentwood: 27.9East Hertfordshire: 23.9

    23.9Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count27.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: East Hertfordshire 36.3, Brentwood 39.7Brentwood: 39.7East Hertfordshire: 36.3

    36.3Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count39.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: East Hertfordshire 69.1, Brentwood 65.3Brentwood: 65.3East Hertfordshire: 69.1

    69.1East Hertfordshire is higher65.3

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: East Hertfordshire 8.9, Brentwood 9.9Brentwood: 9.9East Hertfordshire: 8.9

    8.9Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count9.9

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East Hertfordshire and Brentwood, per resident
MeasureEast HertfordshireBrentwoodHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,612£3,627£3,426£3,723£3,739£3,532Brentwood
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,315£2,325£2,196£2,475£2,485£2,347Brentwood
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£816£819£774£773£777£734East Hertfordshire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,150£2,159£2,040£2,271£2,280£2,154Brentwood
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£49£49£46£64£65£61Brentwood
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£113£113£107£136£137£129Brentwood
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£2.91£2.92£2.76£3.62£3.63£3.43Brentwood
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£230£231£218£254£255£241Brentwood
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£100£100£95£93£94£89East Hertfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£39£39£37£44£44£42Brentwood
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£670£673£635£632£635£600East Hertfordshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£146£146£138£122£122£115East Hertfordshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£101£101£96£91£91£86East Hertfordshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.39£4.40£4.16£4.81£4.83£4.56Brentwood
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.82£1.83£1.73£1.56£1.57£1.48East Hertfordshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.23£6.26£5.91£5.97£5.99£5.66East Hertfordshire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026183.1194.0Brentwood
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202611.214.3Brentwood
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202623.927.9Brentwood
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202636.339.7Brentwood
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202669.165.3East Hertfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20268.99.9Brentwood

Total

East Hertfordshire is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Brentwood on 0. 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

East Hertfordshire Brentwood

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: East Hertfordshire £566.2m, Brentwood £294.0mBrentwood: £294.0mEast Hertfordshire: £566.2mBrentwood: £295.3mEast Hertfordshire: £568.6mBrentwood: £278.9mEast Hertfordshire: £537.1m

    £566.2m£568.6m£537.1mEast Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£294.0m£295.3m£278.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: East Hertfordshire £362.9m, Brentwood £195.4mBrentwood: £195.4mEast Hertfordshire: £362.9mBrentwood: £196.2mEast Hertfordshire: £364.4mBrentwood: £185.3mEast Hertfordshire: £344.2m

    £362.9m£364.4m£344.2mEast Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£195.4m£196.2m£185.3m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: East Hertfordshire £127.8m, Brentwood £61.1mBrentwood: £61.1mEast Hertfordshire: £127.8mBrentwood: £61.3mEast Hertfordshire: £128.4mBrentwood: £57.9mEast Hertfordshire: £121.3m

    £127.8m£128.4m£121.3mEast Hertfordshire is higher£61.1m£61.3m£57.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: East Hertfordshire £337.1m, Brentwood £179.3mBrentwood: £179.3mEast Hertfordshire: £337.1mBrentwood: £180.0mEast Hertfordshire: £338.5mBrentwood: £170.1mEast Hertfordshire: £319.7m

    £337.1m£338.5m£319.7mEast Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£179.3m£180.0m£170.1m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: East Hertfordshire £7.7m, Brentwood £5.1mBrentwood: £5.1mEast Hertfordshire: £7.7mBrentwood: £5.1mEast Hertfordshire: £7.7mBrentwood: £4.8mEast Hertfordshire: £7.3m

    £7.7m£7.7m£7.3mEast Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£5.1m£5.1m£4.8m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: East Hertfordshire £17.7m, Brentwood £10.8mBrentwood: £10.8mEast Hertfordshire: £17.7mBrentwood: £10.8mEast Hertfordshire: £17.8mBrentwood: £10.2mEast Hertfordshire: £16.8m

    £17.7m£17.8m£16.8mEast Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£10.8m£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: East Hertfordshire £0.46m, Brentwood £0.29mBrentwood: £0.29mEast Hertfordshire: £0.46mBrentwood: £0.29mEast Hertfordshire: £0.46mBrentwood: £0.27mEast Hertfordshire: £0.43m

    £0.46m£0.46m£0.43mEast Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.29m£0.29m£0.27m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: East Hertfordshire £36.1m, Brentwood £20.1mBrentwood: £20.1mEast Hertfordshire: £36.1mBrentwood: £20.2mEast Hertfordshire: £36.2mBrentwood: £19.1mEast Hertfordshire: £34.2m

    £36.1m£36.2m£34.2mEast Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£20.1m£20.2m£19.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: East Hertfordshire £15.6m, Brentwood £7.4mBrentwood: £7.4mEast Hertfordshire: £15.6mBrentwood: £7.4mEast Hertfordshire: £15.7mBrentwood: £7.0mEast Hertfordshire: £14.8m

    £15.6m£15.7m£14.8mEast Hertfordshire is higher£7.4m£7.4m£7.0m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: East Hertfordshire £6.0m, Brentwood £3.5mBrentwood: £3.5mEast Hertfordshire: £6.0mBrentwood: £3.5mEast Hertfordshire: £6.1mBrentwood: £3.3mEast Hertfordshire: £5.7m

    £6.0m£6.1m£5.7mEast Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£3.5m£3.5m£3.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: East Hertfordshire £105.0m, Brentwood £49.9mBrentwood: £49.9mEast Hertfordshire: £105.0mBrentwood: £50.1mEast Hertfordshire: £105.5mBrentwood: £47.3mEast Hertfordshire: £99.6m

    £105.0m£105.5m£99.6mEast Hertfordshire is higher£49.9m£50.1m£47.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: East Hertfordshire £22.8m, Brentwood £9.6mBrentwood: £9.6mEast Hertfordshire: £22.8mBrentwood: £9.6mEast Hertfordshire: £22.9mBrentwood: £9.1mEast Hertfordshire: £21.7m

    £22.8m£22.9m£21.7mEast Hertfordshire is higher£9.6m£9.6m£9.1m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: East Hertfordshire £15.8m, Brentwood £7.2mBrentwood: £7.2mEast Hertfordshire: £15.8mBrentwood: £7.2mEast Hertfordshire: £15.9mBrentwood: £6.8mEast Hertfordshire: £15.0m

    £15.8m£15.9m£15.0mEast Hertfordshire is higher£7.2m£7.2m£6.8m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: East Hertfordshire £0.69m, Brentwood £0.38mBrentwood: £0.38mEast Hertfordshire: £0.69mBrentwood: £0.38mEast Hertfordshire: £0.69mBrentwood: £0.36mEast Hertfordshire: £0.65m

    £0.69m£0.69m£0.65mEast Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: East Hertfordshire £0.29m, Brentwood £0.12mBrentwood: £0.12mEast Hertfordshire: £0.29mBrentwood: £0.12mEast Hertfordshire: £0.29mBrentwood: £0.12mEast Hertfordshire: £0.27m

    £0.29m£0.29m£0.27mEast Hertfordshire is higher£0.12m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: East Hertfordshire £0.98m, Brentwood £0.47mBrentwood: £0.47mEast Hertfordshire: £0.98mBrentwood: £0.47mEast Hertfordshire: £0.98mBrentwood: £0.45mEast Hertfordshire: £0.93m

    £0.98m£0.98m£0.93mEast Hertfordshire is higher£0.47m£0.47m£0.45m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: East Hertfordshire 28,701, Brentwood 15,321Brentwood: 15,321East Hertfordshire: 28,701

    28,701East Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count15,321

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: East Hertfordshire 1,748, Brentwood 1,128Brentwood: 1,128East Hertfordshire: 1,748

    1,748East Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count1,128

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: East Hertfordshire 3,741, Brentwood 2,204Brentwood: 2,204East Hertfordshire: 3,741

    3,741East Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count2,204

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: East Hertfordshire 5,694, Brentwood 3,138Brentwood: 3,138East Hertfordshire: 5,694

    5,694East Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count3,138

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: East Hertfordshire 10,825, Brentwood 5,159Brentwood: 5,159East Hertfordshire: 10,825

    10,825East Hertfordshire is higher5,159

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: East Hertfordshire 1,398, Brentwood 784Brentwood: 784East Hertfordshire: 1,398

    1,398East Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count784

Show the numbers
East Hertfordshire and Brentwood, total
MeasureEast HertfordshireBrentwoodHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£566.2m£568.6m£537.1m£294.0m£295.3m£278.9mEast Hertfordshire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£362.9m£364.4m£344.2m£195.4m£196.2m£185.3mEast Hertfordshire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£127.8m£128.4m£121.3m£61.1m£61.3m£57.9mEast Hertfordshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£337.1m£338.5m£319.7m£179.3m£180.0m£170.1mEast Hertfordshire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.7m£7.7m£7.3m£5.1m£5.1m£4.8mEast Hertfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m£10.8m£10.8m£10.2mEast Hertfordshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m£0.29m£0.29m£0.27mEast Hertfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£36.1m£36.2m£34.2m£20.1m£20.2m£19.1mEast Hertfordshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.6m£15.7m£14.8m£7.4m£7.4m£7.0mEast Hertfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£6.0m£6.1m£5.7m£3.5m£3.5m£3.3mEast Hertfordshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£105.0m£105.5m£99.6m£49.9m£50.1m£47.3mEast Hertfordshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£22.8m£22.9m£21.7m£9.6m£9.6m£9.1mEast Hertfordshire
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£15.8m£15.9m£15.0m£7.2m£7.2m£6.8mEast Hertfordshire
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.69m£0.69m£0.65m£0.38m£0.38m£0.36mEast Hertfordshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.29m£0.29m£0.27m£0.12mEast Hertfordshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.98m£0.98m£0.93m£0.47m£0.47m£0.45mEast Hertfordshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202628,70115,321East Hertfordshire
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,7481,128East Hertfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,7412,204East Hertfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,6943,138East Hertfordshire
Universal Credittotal, May 202610,8255,159East Hertfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,398784East Hertfordshire

Sources

Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.

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