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East Hertfordshire and Richmond upon Thames

156,766 and 196,975 residents (mid-2024).

East Hertfordshire is higher than Richmond upon Thames on 14 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 13 of 22 per resident and 4 of 22 in total.

On 10 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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Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Per person in the age group

East Hertfordshire is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Richmond upon Thames on 8. 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 Richmond upon Thames

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: East Hertfordshire £3,612, Richmond upon Thames £3,379Richmond upon Thames: £3,379East Hertfordshire: £3,612Richmond upon Thames: £3,393East Hertfordshire: £3,627Richmond upon Thames: £3,205East Hertfordshire: £3,426

    £3,612£3,627£3,426East Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£3,379£3,393£3,205

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: East Hertfordshire £12,928, Richmond upon Thames £12,433Richmond upon Thames: £12,433East Hertfordshire: £12,928Richmond upon Thames: £12,486East Hertfordshire: £12,983Richmond upon Thames: £11,793East Hertfordshire: £12,263

    £12,928£12,983£12,263East Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£12,433£12,486£11,793

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: East Hertfordshire £1,317, Richmond upon Thames £1,335Richmond upon Thames: £1,335East Hertfordshire: £1,317Richmond upon Thames: £1,340East Hertfordshire: £1,323Richmond upon Thames: £1,266East Hertfordshire: £1,250

    £1,317£1,323£1,250Richmond upon Thames is higher£1,335£1,340£1,266

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: East Hertfordshire £12,009, Richmond upon Thames £11,462Richmond upon Thames: £11,462East Hertfordshire: £12,009Richmond upon Thames: £11,510East Hertfordshire: £12,060Richmond upon Thames: £10,872East Hertfordshire: £11,391

    £12,009£12,060£11,391East Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£11,462£11,510£10,872

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: East Hertfordshire £273, Richmond upon Thames £509Richmond upon Thames: £509East Hertfordshire: £273Richmond upon Thames: £511East Hertfordshire: £274Richmond upon Thames: £483East Hertfordshire: £259

    £273£274£259Richmond upon Thames is higher£509£511£483

  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, Richmond upon Thames £441Richmond upon Thames: £441East Hertfordshire: £630Richmond upon Thames: £443East Hertfordshire: £633Richmond upon Thames: £418East Hertfordshire: £598

    £630£633£598East Hertfordshire is higher£441£443£418

  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, Richmond upon Thames £21Richmond upon Thames: £21East Hertfordshire: £16Richmond upon Thames: £21East Hertfordshire: £16Richmond upon Thames: £20East Hertfordshire: £15

    £16£16£15Richmond upon Thames is higher£21£21£20

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: East Hertfordshire £230, Richmond upon Thames £215Richmond upon Thames: £215East Hertfordshire: £230Richmond upon Thames: £216East Hertfordshire: £231Richmond upon Thames: £204East Hertfordshire: £218

    £230£231£218East Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£215£216£204

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: East Hertfordshire £100, Richmond upon Thames £71Richmond upon Thames: £71East Hertfordshire: £100Richmond upon Thames: £71East Hertfordshire: £100Richmond upon Thames: £67East Hertfordshire: £95

    £100£100£95East Hertfordshire is higher£71£71£67

  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, Richmond upon Thames £51Richmond upon Thames: £51East Hertfordshire: £62Richmond upon Thames: £51East Hertfordshire: £63Richmond upon Thames: £48East Hertfordshire: £59

    £62£63£59East Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£51£51£48

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: East Hertfordshire £1,082, Richmond upon Thames £1,107Richmond upon Thames: £1,107East Hertfordshire: £1,082Richmond upon Thames: £1,112East Hertfordshire: £1,087Richmond upon Thames: £1,050East Hertfordshire: £1,027

    £1,082£1,087£1,027Richmond upon Thames is higher£1,107£1,112£1,050

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: East Hertfordshire £146, Richmond upon Thames £239Richmond upon Thames: £239East Hertfordshire: £146Richmond upon Thames: £240East Hertfordshire: £146Richmond upon Thames: £227East Hertfordshire: £138

    £146£146£138Richmond upon Thames is higher£239£240£227

  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, Richmond upon Thames £163Richmond upon Thames: £163East Hertfordshire: £163Richmond upon Thames: £164East Hertfordshire: £164Richmond upon Thames: £155East Hertfordshire: £155

    £163£164£155Richmond upon Thames is higher£163£164£155

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: East Hertfordshire £7.08, Richmond upon Thames £9.87Richmond upon Thames: £9.87East Hertfordshire: £7.08Richmond upon Thames: £9.91East Hertfordshire: £7.11Richmond upon Thames: £9.36East Hertfordshire: £6.72

    £7.08£7.11£6.72Richmond upon Thames is higher£9.87£9.91£9.36

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: East Hertfordshire £2.95, Richmond upon Thames £2.94Richmond upon Thames: £2.94East Hertfordshire: £2.95Richmond upon Thames: £2.95East Hertfordshire: £2.96Richmond upon Thames: £2.79East Hertfordshire: £2.80

    £2.95£2.96£2.80East Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£2.94£2.95£2.79

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: East Hertfordshire £6.23, Richmond upon Thames £5.94Richmond upon Thames: £5.94East Hertfordshire: £6.23Richmond upon Thames: £5.96East Hertfordshire: £6.26Richmond upon Thames: £5.63East Hertfordshire: £5.91

    £6.23£6.26£5.91East Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£5.94£5.96£5.63

  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, Richmond upon Thames 996.4Richmond upon Thames: 996.4East Hertfordshire: 1,022.5

    1,022.5East Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count996.4

  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, Richmond upon Thames 86.7Richmond upon Thames: 86.7East Hertfordshire: 62.3

    62.3Richmond upon Thames is higher86.7

  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, Richmond upon Thames 93.0Richmond upon Thames: 93.0East Hertfordshire: 133.3

    133.3East Hertfordshire is higher93.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: East Hertfordshire 36.3, Richmond upon Thames 32.5Richmond upon Thames: 32.5East Hertfordshire: 36.3

    36.3East Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count32.5

  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, Richmond upon Thames 101.9Richmond upon Thames: 101.9East Hertfordshire: 111.6

    111.6East Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count101.9

  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, Richmond upon Thames 11.1Richmond upon Thames: 11.1East Hertfordshire: 14.4

    14.4East Hertfordshire is higher11.1

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East Hertfordshire and Richmond upon Thames, per person in the age group
MeasureEast HertfordshireRichmond upon ThamesHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,612£3,627£3,426£3,379£3,393£3,205East Hertfordshire
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,928£12,983£12,263£12,433£12,486£11,793East Hertfordshire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,317£1,323£1,250£1,335£1,340£1,266Richmond upon Thames
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,009£12,060£11,391£11,462£11,510£10,872East Hertfordshire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£273£274£259£509£511£483Richmond upon Thames
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£630£633£598£441£443£418East Hertfordshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£16£16£15£21£21£20Richmond upon Thames
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£230£231£218£215£216£204East Hertfordshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£100£100£95£71£71£67East Hertfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£62£63£59£51£51£48East Hertfordshire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,082£1,087£1,027£1,107£1,112£1,050Richmond upon Thames
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£146£146£138£239£240£227Richmond upon Thames
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£163£164£155£163£164£155Richmond upon Thames
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.08£7.11£6.72£9.87£9.91£9.36Richmond upon Thames
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2.95£2.96£2.80£2.94£2.95£2.79East Hertfordshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.23£6.26£5.91£5.94£5.96£5.63East Hertfordshire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,022.5996.4East Hertfordshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202662.386.7Richmond upon Thames
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026133.393.0East Hertfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202636.332.5East Hertfordshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026111.6101.9East Hertfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202614.411.1East Hertfordshire

Per resident

East Hertfordshire is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Richmond upon Thames on 9. 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 Richmond upon Thames

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: East Hertfordshire £3,612, Richmond upon Thames £3,379Richmond upon Thames: £3,379East Hertfordshire: £3,612Richmond upon Thames: £3,393East Hertfordshire: £3,627Richmond upon Thames: £3,205East Hertfordshire: £3,426

    £3,612£3,627£3,426East Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£3,379£3,393£3,205

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: East Hertfordshire £2,315, Richmond upon Thames £2,002Richmond upon Thames: £2,002East Hertfordshire: £2,315Richmond upon Thames: £2,010East Hertfordshire: £2,325Richmond upon Thames: £1,899East Hertfordshire: £2,196

    £2,315£2,325£2,196East Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£2,002£2,010£1,899

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: East Hertfordshire £816, Richmond upon Thames £846Richmond upon Thames: £846East Hertfordshire: £816Richmond upon Thames: £850East Hertfordshire: £819Richmond upon Thames: £803East Hertfordshire: £774

    £816£819£774Richmond upon Thames is higher£846£850£803

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: East Hertfordshire £2,150, Richmond upon Thames £1,845Richmond upon Thames: £1,845East Hertfordshire: £2,150Richmond upon Thames: £1,853East Hertfordshire: £2,159Richmond upon Thames: £1,751East Hertfordshire: £2,040

    £2,150£2,159£2,040East Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£1,845£1,853£1,751

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: East Hertfordshire £49, Richmond upon Thames £82Richmond upon Thames: £82East Hertfordshire: £49Richmond upon Thames: £82East Hertfordshire: £49Richmond upon Thames: £78East Hertfordshire: £46

    £49£49£46Richmond upon Thames is higher£82£82£78

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: East Hertfordshire £113, Richmond upon Thames £71Richmond upon Thames: £71East Hertfordshire: £113Richmond upon Thames: £71East Hertfordshire: £113Richmond upon Thames: £67East Hertfordshire: £107

    £113£113£107East Hertfordshire is higher£71£71£67

  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, Richmond upon Thames £3.43Richmond upon Thames: £3.43East Hertfordshire: £2.91Richmond upon Thames: £3.44East Hertfordshire: £2.92Richmond upon Thames: £3.25East Hertfordshire: £2.76

    £2.91£2.92£2.76Richmond upon Thames is higher£3.43£3.44£3.25

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: East Hertfordshire £230, Richmond upon Thames £215Richmond upon Thames: £215East Hertfordshire: £230Richmond upon Thames: £216East Hertfordshire: £231Richmond upon Thames: £204East Hertfordshire: £218

    £230£231£218East Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£215£216£204

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: East Hertfordshire £100, Richmond upon Thames £71Richmond upon Thames: £71East Hertfordshire: £100Richmond upon Thames: £71East Hertfordshire: £100Richmond upon Thames: £67East Hertfordshire: £95

    £100£100£95East Hertfordshire is higher£71£71£67

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: East Hertfordshire £39, Richmond upon Thames £32Richmond upon Thames: £32East Hertfordshire: £39Richmond upon Thames: £33East Hertfordshire: £39Richmond upon Thames: £31East Hertfordshire: £37

    £39£39£37East Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£32£33£31

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: East Hertfordshire £670, Richmond upon Thames £702Richmond upon Thames: £702East Hertfordshire: £670Richmond upon Thames: £705East Hertfordshire: £673Richmond upon Thames: £666East Hertfordshire: £635

    £670£673£635Richmond upon Thames is higher£702£705£666

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: East Hertfordshire £146, Richmond upon Thames £239Richmond upon Thames: £239East Hertfordshire: £146Richmond upon Thames: £240East Hertfordshire: £146Richmond upon Thames: £227East Hertfordshire: £138

    £146£146£138Richmond upon Thames is higher£239£240£227

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: East Hertfordshire £101, Richmond upon Thames £104Richmond upon Thames: £104East Hertfordshire: £101Richmond upon Thames: £104East Hertfordshire: £101Richmond upon Thames: £98East Hertfordshire: £96

    £101£101£96Richmond upon Thames is higher£104£104£98

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: East Hertfordshire £4.39, Richmond upon Thames £6.26Richmond upon Thames: £6.26East Hertfordshire: £4.39Richmond upon Thames: £6.29East Hertfordshire: £4.40Richmond upon Thames: £5.94East Hertfordshire: £4.16

    £4.39£4.40£4.16Richmond upon Thames is higher£6.26£6.29£5.94

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: East Hertfordshire £1.82, Richmond upon Thames £1.87Richmond upon Thames: £1.87East Hertfordshire: £1.82Richmond upon Thames: £1.87East Hertfordshire: £1.83Richmond upon Thames: £1.77East Hertfordshire: £1.73

    £1.82£1.83£1.73Richmond upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count£1.87£1.87£1.77

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: East Hertfordshire £6.23, Richmond upon Thames £5.94Richmond upon Thames: £5.94East Hertfordshire: £6.23Richmond upon Thames: £5.96East Hertfordshire: £6.26Richmond upon Thames: £5.63East Hertfordshire: £5.91

    £6.23£6.26£5.91East Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£5.94£5.96£5.63

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: East Hertfordshire 183.1, Richmond upon Thames 160.4Richmond upon Thames: 160.4East Hertfordshire: 183.1

    183.1East Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count160.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: East Hertfordshire 11.2, Richmond upon Thames 14.0Richmond upon Thames: 14.0East Hertfordshire: 11.2

    11.2Richmond upon Thames is higher14.0

  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, Richmond upon Thames 15.0Richmond upon Thames: 15.0East Hertfordshire: 23.9

    23.9East Hertfordshire is higher15.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: East Hertfordshire 36.3, Richmond upon Thames 32.5Richmond upon Thames: 32.5East Hertfordshire: 36.3

    36.3East Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count32.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: East Hertfordshire 69.1, Richmond upon Thames 64.6Richmond upon Thames: 64.6East Hertfordshire: 69.1

    69.1East Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count64.6

  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, Richmond upon Thames 7.1Richmond upon Thames: 7.1East Hertfordshire: 8.9

    8.9East Hertfordshire is higher7.1

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East Hertfordshire and Richmond upon Thames, per resident
MeasureEast HertfordshireRichmond upon ThamesHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,612£3,627£3,426£3,379£3,393£3,205East Hertfordshire
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,315£2,325£2,196£2,002£2,010£1,899East Hertfordshire
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£816£819£774£846£850£803Richmond upon Thames
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,150£2,159£2,040£1,845£1,853£1,751East Hertfordshire
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£49£49£46£82£82£78Richmond upon Thames
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£113£113£107£71£71£67East Hertfordshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£2.91£2.92£2.76£3.43£3.44£3.25Richmond upon Thames
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£230£231£218£215£216£204East Hertfordshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£100£100£95£71£71£67East Hertfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£39£39£37£32£33£31East Hertfordshire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£670£673£635£702£705£666Richmond upon Thames
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£146£146£138£239£240£227Richmond upon Thames
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£101£101£96£104£104£98Richmond upon Thames
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.39£4.40£4.16£6.26£6.29£5.94Richmond upon Thames
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.82£1.83£1.73£1.87£1.87£1.77Richmond upon Thames
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.23£6.26£5.91£5.94£5.96£5.63East Hertfordshire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026183.1160.4East Hertfordshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202611.214.0Richmond upon Thames
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202623.915.0East Hertfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202636.332.5East Hertfordshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202669.164.6East Hertfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20268.97.1East Hertfordshire

Total

East Hertfordshire is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Richmond upon Thames on 18. 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 Richmond upon Thames

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: East Hertfordshire £566.2m, Richmond upon Thames £665.6mRichmond upon Thames: £665.6mEast Hertfordshire: £566.2mRichmond upon Thames: £668.4mEast Hertfordshire: £568.6mRichmond upon Thames: £631.3mEast Hertfordshire: £537.1m

    £566.2m£568.6m£537.1mRichmond upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count£665.6m£668.4m£631.3m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: East Hertfordshire £362.9m, Richmond upon Thames £394.3mRichmond upon Thames: £394.3mEast Hertfordshire: £362.9mRichmond upon Thames: £396.0mEast Hertfordshire: £364.4mRichmond upon Thames: £374.0mEast Hertfordshire: £344.2m

    £362.9m£364.4m£344.2mRichmond upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count£394.3m£396.0m£374.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: East Hertfordshire £127.8m, Richmond upon Thames £166.7mRichmond upon Thames: £166.7mEast Hertfordshire: £127.8mRichmond upon Thames: £167.4mEast Hertfordshire: £128.4mRichmond upon Thames: £158.1mEast Hertfordshire: £121.3m

    £127.8m£128.4m£121.3mRichmond upon Thames is higher£166.7m£167.4m£158.1m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: East Hertfordshire £337.1m, Richmond upon Thames £363.5mRichmond upon Thames: £363.5mEast Hertfordshire: £337.1mRichmond upon Thames: £365.1mEast Hertfordshire: £338.5mRichmond upon Thames: £344.8mEast Hertfordshire: £319.7m

    £337.1m£338.5m£319.7mRichmond upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count£363.5m£365.1m£344.8m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: East Hertfordshire £7.7m, Richmond upon Thames £16.2mRichmond upon Thames: £16.2mEast Hertfordshire: £7.7mRichmond upon Thames: £16.2mEast Hertfordshire: £7.7mRichmond upon Thames: £15.3mEast Hertfordshire: £7.3m

    £7.7m£7.7m£7.3mRichmond upon Thames is higher£16.2m£16.2m£15.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: East Hertfordshire £17.7m, Richmond upon Thames £14.0mRichmond upon Thames: £14.0mEast Hertfordshire: £17.7mRichmond upon Thames: £14.0mEast Hertfordshire: £17.8mRichmond upon Thames: £13.3mEast Hertfordshire: £16.8m

    £17.7m£17.8m£16.8mEast Hertfordshire is higher£14.0m£14.0m£13.3m

  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, Richmond upon Thames £0.68mRichmond upon Thames: £0.68mEast Hertfordshire: £0.46mRichmond upon Thames: £0.68mEast Hertfordshire: £0.46mRichmond upon Thames: £0.64mEast Hertfordshire: £0.43m

    £0.46m£0.46m£0.43mRichmond upon Thames is higher£0.68m£0.68m£0.64m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: East Hertfordshire £36.1m, Richmond upon Thames £42.3mRichmond upon Thames: £42.3mEast Hertfordshire: £36.1mRichmond upon Thames: £42.5mEast Hertfordshire: £36.2mRichmond upon Thames: £40.2mEast Hertfordshire: £34.2m

    £36.1m£36.2m£34.2mRichmond upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count£42.3m£42.5m£40.2m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: East Hertfordshire £15.6m, Richmond upon Thames £14.0mRichmond upon Thames: £14.0mEast Hertfordshire: £15.6mRichmond upon Thames: £14.0mEast Hertfordshire: £15.7mRichmond upon Thames: £13.2mEast Hertfordshire: £14.8m

    £15.6m£15.7m£14.8mEast Hertfordshire is higher£14.0m£14.0m£13.2m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: East Hertfordshire £6.0m, Richmond upon Thames £6.4mRichmond upon Thames: £6.4mEast Hertfordshire: £6.0mRichmond upon Thames: £6.4mEast Hertfordshire: £6.1mRichmond upon Thames: £6.1mEast Hertfordshire: £5.7m

    £6.0m£6.1m£5.7mRichmond upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count£6.4m£6.4m£6.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: East Hertfordshire £105.0m, Richmond upon Thames £138.3mRichmond upon Thames: £138.3mEast Hertfordshire: £105.0mRichmond upon Thames: £138.9mEast Hertfordshire: £105.5mRichmond upon Thames: £131.2mEast Hertfordshire: £99.6m

    £105.0m£105.5m£99.6mRichmond upon Thames is higher£138.3m£138.9m£131.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: East Hertfordshire £22.8m, Richmond upon Thames £47.1mRichmond upon Thames: £47.1mEast Hertfordshire: £22.8mRichmond upon Thames: £47.3mEast Hertfordshire: £22.9mRichmond upon Thames: £44.7mEast Hertfordshire: £21.7m

    £22.8m£22.9m£21.7mRichmond upon Thames is higher£47.1m£47.3m£44.7m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: East Hertfordshire £15.8m, Richmond upon Thames £20.4mRichmond upon Thames: £20.4mEast Hertfordshire: £15.8mRichmond upon Thames: £20.5mEast Hertfordshire: £15.9mRichmond upon Thames: £19.3mEast Hertfordshire: £15.0m

    £15.8m£15.9m£15.0mRichmond upon Thames is higher£20.4m£20.5m£19.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: East Hertfordshire £0.69m, Richmond upon Thames £1.2mRichmond upon Thames: £1.2mEast Hertfordshire: £0.69mRichmond upon Thames: £1.2mEast Hertfordshire: £0.69mRichmond upon Thames: £1.2mEast Hertfordshire: £0.65m

    £0.69m£0.69m£0.65mRichmond upon Thames is higher£1.2m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: East Hertfordshire £0.29m, Richmond upon Thames £0.37mRichmond upon Thames: £0.37mEast Hertfordshire: £0.29mRichmond upon Thames: £0.37mEast Hertfordshire: £0.29mRichmond upon Thames: £0.35mEast Hertfordshire: £0.27m

    £0.29m£0.29m£0.27mRichmond upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: East Hertfordshire £0.98m, Richmond upon Thames £1.2mRichmond upon Thames: £1.2mEast Hertfordshire: £0.98mRichmond upon Thames: £1.2mEast Hertfordshire: £0.98mRichmond upon Thames: £1.1mEast Hertfordshire: £0.93m

    £0.98m£0.98m£0.93mRichmond upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: East Hertfordshire 28,701, Richmond upon Thames 31,602Richmond upon Thames: 31,602East Hertfordshire: 28,701

    28,701Richmond upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count31,602

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: East Hertfordshire 1,748, Richmond upon Thames 2,750Richmond upon Thames: 2,750East Hertfordshire: 1,748

    1,748Richmond upon Thames is higher2,750

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: East Hertfordshire 3,741, Richmond upon Thames 2,949Richmond upon Thames: 2,949East Hertfordshire: 3,741

    3,741East Hertfordshire is higher2,949

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: East Hertfordshire 5,694, Richmond upon Thames 6,403Richmond upon Thames: 6,403East Hertfordshire: 5,694

    5,694Richmond upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count6,403

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: East Hertfordshire 10,825, Richmond upon Thames 12,724Richmond upon Thames: 12,724East Hertfordshire: 10,825

    10,825Richmond upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count12,724

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: East Hertfordshire 1,398, Richmond upon Thames 1,390Richmond upon Thames: 1,390East Hertfordshire: 1,398

    1,398East Hertfordshire is higher1,390

Show the numbers
East Hertfordshire and Richmond upon Thames, total
MeasureEast HertfordshireRichmond upon ThamesHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£566.2m£568.6m£537.1m£665.6m£668.4m£631.3mRichmond upon Thames
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£362.9m£364.4m£344.2m£394.3m£396.0m£374.0mRichmond upon Thames
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£127.8m£128.4m£121.3m£166.7m£167.4m£158.1mRichmond upon Thames
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£337.1m£338.5m£319.7m£363.5m£365.1m£344.8mRichmond upon Thames
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.7m£7.7m£7.3m£16.2m£16.2m£15.3mRichmond upon Thames
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m£14.0m£14.0m£13.3mEast Hertfordshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m£0.68m£0.68m£0.64mRichmond upon Thames
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£36.1m£36.2m£34.2m£42.3m£42.5m£40.2mRichmond upon Thames
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.6m£15.7m£14.8m£14.0m£14.0m£13.2mEast Hertfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£6.0m£6.1m£5.7m£6.4m£6.4m£6.1mRichmond upon Thames
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£105.0m£105.5m£99.6m£138.3m£138.9m£131.2mRichmond upon Thames
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£22.8m£22.9m£21.7m£47.1m£47.3m£44.7mRichmond upon Thames
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£15.8m£15.9m£15.0m£20.4m£20.5m£19.3mRichmond upon Thames
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.69m£0.69m£0.65m£1.2mRichmond upon Thames
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.29m£0.29m£0.27m£0.37m£0.37m£0.35mRichmond upon Thames
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.98m£0.98m£0.93m£1.2m£1.2m£1.1mRichmond upon Thames
State Pensiontotal, March 202628,70131,602Richmond upon Thames
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,7482,750Richmond upon Thames
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,7412,949East Hertfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,6946,403Richmond upon Thames
Universal Credittotal, May 202610,82512,724Richmond upon Thames
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,3981,390East Hertfordshire

Sources

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

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