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Stevenage and Preston

91,234 and 161,593 residents (mid-2024).

Stevenage is higher than Preston on 12 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 12 of 22 per resident and 0 of 22 in total.

On 13 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

Stevenage is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Preston on 10. 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

Stevenage Preston

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Stevenage £4,112, Preston £4,068Preston: £4,068Stevenage: £4,112Preston: £4,085Stevenage: £4,130Preston: £3,859Stevenage: £3,901

    £4,112£4,130£3,901Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£4,068£4,085£3,859

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Stevenage £13,039, Preston £12,785Preston: £12,785Stevenage: £13,039Preston: £12,839Stevenage: £13,095Preston: £12,127Stevenage: £12,368

    £13,039£13,095£12,368Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£12,785£12,839£12,127

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Stevenage £2,074, Preston £2,226Preston: £2,226Stevenage: £2,074Preston: £2,235Stevenage: £2,082Preston: £2,111Stevenage: £1,967

    £2,074£2,082£1,967Preston is higher£2,226£2,235£2,111

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Stevenage £11,748, Preston £11,280Preston: £11,280Stevenage: £11,748Preston: £11,328Stevenage: £11,798Preston: £10,699Stevenage: £11,144

    £11,748£11,798£11,144Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£11,280£11,328£10,699

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Stevenage £479, Preston £661Preston: £661Stevenage: £479Preston: £663Stevenage: £481Preston: £627Stevenage: £454

    £479£481£454Preston is higher£661£663£627

  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: Stevenage £784, Preston £808Preston: £808Stevenage: £784Preston: £811Stevenage: £788Preston: £766Stevenage: £744

    £784£788£744Preston is higherDepends on how you count£808£811£766

  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: Stevenage £27, Preston £37Preston: £37Stevenage: £27Preston: £37Stevenage: £28Preston: £35Stevenage: £26

    £27£28£26Preston is higher£37£37£35

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Stevenage £418, Preston £530Preston: £530Stevenage: £418Preston: £532Stevenage: £420Preston: £503Stevenage: £397

    £418£420£397Preston is higher£530£532£503

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Stevenage £190, Preston £114Preston: £114Stevenage: £190Preston: £114Stevenage: £190Preston: £108Stevenage: £180

    £190£190£180Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£114£114£108

  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: Stevenage £123, Preston £117Preston: £117Stevenage: £123Preston: £117Stevenage: £124Preston: £111Stevenage: £117

    £123£124£117Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£117£117£111

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Stevenage £1,645, Preston £1,759Preston: £1,759Stevenage: £1,645Preston: £1,767Stevenage: £1,652Preston: £1,669Stevenage: £1,560

    £1,645£1,652£1,560Preston is higher£1,759£1,767£1,669

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Stevenage £243, Preston £225Preston: £225Stevenage: £243Preston: £226Stevenage: £244Preston: £214Stevenage: £230

    £243£244£230Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£225£226£214

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Stevenage £289, Preston £338Preston: £338Stevenage: £289Preston: £339Stevenage: £290Preston: £320Stevenage: £274

    £289£290£274Preston is higher£338£339£320

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Stevenage £8.20, Preston £5.25Preston: £5.25Stevenage: £8.20Preston: £5.27Stevenage: £8.24Preston: £4.98Stevenage: £7.78

    £8.20£8.24£7.78Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£5.25£5.27£4.98

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Stevenage £7.75, Preston £7.24Preston: £7.24Stevenage: £7.75Preston: £7.27Stevenage: £7.78Preston: £6.87Stevenage: £7.35

    £7.75£7.78£7.35Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£7.24£7.27£6.87

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Stevenage £5.72, Preston £4.08Preston: £4.08Stevenage: £5.72Preston: £4.10Stevenage: £5.75Preston: £3.87Stevenage: £5.43

    £5.72£5.75£5.43Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£4.08£4.10£3.87

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Stevenage 1,018.4, Preston 1,008.3Preston: 1,008.3Stevenage: 1,018.4

    1,018.4Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count1,008.3

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Stevenage 109.9, Preston 145.6Preston: 145.6Stevenage: 109.9

    109.9Preston is higher145.6

  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: Stevenage 162.2, Preston 160.7Preston: 160.7Stevenage: 162.2

    162.2Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count160.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stevenage 65.2, Preston 78.8Preston: 78.8Stevenage: 65.2

    65.2Preston is higher78.8

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Stevenage 189.5, Preston 220.2Preston: 220.2Stevenage: 189.5

    189.5Preston is higher220.2

  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: Stevenage 27.0, Preston 26.8Preston: 26.8Stevenage: 27.0

    27.0Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count26.8

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Stevenage and Preston, per person in the age group
MeasureStevenagePrestonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,112£4,130£3,901£4,068£4,085£3,859Stevenage
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,039£13,095£12,368£12,785£12,839£12,127Stevenage
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,074£2,082£1,967£2,226£2,235£2,111Preston
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,748£11,798£11,144£11,280£11,328£10,699Stevenage
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£479£481£454£661£663£627Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£784£788£744£808£811£766Preston
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£27£28£26£37£37£35Preston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£418£420£397£530£532£503Preston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£190£190£180£114£114£108Stevenage
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£123£124£117£117£117£111Stevenage
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,645£1,652£1,560£1,759£1,767£1,669Preston
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£243£244£230£225£226£214Stevenage
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£289£290£274£338£339£320Preston
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.20£8.24£7.78£5.25£5.27£4.98Stevenage
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.75£7.78£7.35£7.24£7.27£6.87Stevenage
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.72£5.75£5.43£4.08£4.10£3.87Stevenage
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,018.41,008.3Stevenage
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026109.9145.6Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026162.2160.7Stevenage
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202665.278.8Preston
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026189.5220.2Preston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202627.026.8Stevenage

Per resident

Stevenage is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Preston on 10. 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

Stevenage Preston

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Stevenage £4,112, Preston £4,068Preston: £4,068Stevenage: £4,112Preston: £4,085Stevenage: £4,130Preston: £3,859Stevenage: £3,901

    £4,112£4,130£3,901Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£4,068£4,085£3,859

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Stevenage £1,924, Preston £1,725Preston: £1,725Stevenage: £1,924Preston: £1,733Stevenage: £1,932Preston: £1,637Stevenage: £1,825

    £1,924£1,932£1,825Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£1,725£1,733£1,637

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Stevenage £1,332, Preston £1,469Preston: £1,469Stevenage: £1,332Preston: £1,476Stevenage: £1,338Preston: £1,394Stevenage: £1,263

    £1,332£1,338£1,263Preston is higher£1,469£1,476£1,394

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Stevenage £1,734, Preston £1,522Preston: £1,522Stevenage: £1,734Preston: £1,529Stevenage: £1,741Preston: £1,444Stevenage: £1,644

    £1,734£1,741£1,644Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£1,522£1,529£1,444

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Stevenage £71, Preston £89Preston: £89Stevenage: £71Preston: £90Stevenage: £71Preston: £85Stevenage: £67

    £71£71£67Preston is higher£89£90£85

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Stevenage £116, Preston £109Preston: £109Stevenage: £116Preston: £110Stevenage: £116Preston: £103Stevenage: £110

    £116£116£110Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£109£110£103

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Stevenage £4.06, Preston £4.95Preston: £4.95Stevenage: £4.06Preston: £4.98Stevenage: £4.08Preston: £4.70Stevenage: £3.85

    £4.06£4.08£3.85Preston is higher£4.95£4.98£4.70

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Stevenage £418, Preston £530Preston: £530Stevenage: £418Preston: £532Stevenage: £420Preston: £503Stevenage: £397

    £418£420£397Preston is higher£530£532£503

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Stevenage £190, Preston £114Preston: £114Stevenage: £190Preston: £114Stevenage: £190Preston: £108Stevenage: £180

    £190£190£180Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£114£114£108

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Stevenage £79, Preston £77Preston: £77Stevenage: £79Preston: £77Stevenage: £80Preston: £73Stevenage: £75

    £79£80£75Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£77£77£73

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Stevenage £1,057, Preston £1,161Preston: £1,161Stevenage: £1,057Preston: £1,166Stevenage: £1,061Preston: £1,101Stevenage: £1,002

    £1,057£1,061£1,002Preston is higher£1,161£1,166£1,101

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Stevenage £243, Preston £225Preston: £225Stevenage: £243Preston: £226Stevenage: £244Preston: £214Stevenage: £230

    £243£244£230Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£225£226£214

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Stevenage £186, Preston £223Preston: £223Stevenage: £186Preston: £224Stevenage: £187Preston: £211Stevenage: £176

    £186£187£176Preston is higher£223£224£211

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Stevenage £5.27, Preston £3.47Preston: £3.47Stevenage: £5.27Preston: £3.48Stevenage: £5.29Preston: £3.29Stevenage: £5.00

    £5.27£5.29£5.00Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£3.47£3.48£3.29

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Stevenage £4.98, Preston £4.78Preston: £4.78Stevenage: £4.98Preston: £4.80Stevenage: £5.00Preston: £4.53Stevenage: £4.72

    £4.98£5.00£4.72Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£4.78£4.80£4.53

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Stevenage £5.72, Preston £4.08Preston: £4.08Stevenage: £5.72Preston: £4.10Stevenage: £5.75Preston: £3.87Stevenage: £5.43

    £5.72£5.75£5.43Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£4.08£4.10£3.87

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Stevenage 150.3, Preston 136.1Preston: 136.1Stevenage: 150.3

    150.3Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count136.1

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Stevenage 16.2, Preston 19.7Preston: 19.7Stevenage: 16.2

    16.2Preston is higher19.7

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stevenage 23.9, Preston 21.7Preston: 21.7Stevenage: 23.9

    23.9Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count21.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stevenage 65.2, Preston 78.8Preston: 78.8Stevenage: 65.2

    65.2Preston is higher78.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Stevenage 121.7, Preston 145.3Preston: 145.3Stevenage: 121.7

    121.7Preston is higher145.3

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stevenage 17.4, Preston 17.7Preston: 17.7Stevenage: 17.4

    17.4Preston is higherDepends on how you count17.7

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Stevenage and Preston, per resident
MeasureStevenagePrestonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,112£4,130£3,901£4,068£4,085£3,859Stevenage
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,924£1,932£1,825£1,725£1,733£1,637Stevenage
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,332£1,338£1,263£1,469£1,476£1,394Preston
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,734£1,741£1,644£1,522£1,529£1,444Stevenage
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£71£71£67£89£90£85Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£116£116£110£109£110£103Stevenage
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.06£4.08£3.85£4.95£4.98£4.70Preston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£418£420£397£530£532£503Preston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£190£190£180£114£114£108Stevenage
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£79£80£75£77£77£73Stevenage
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,057£1,061£1,002£1,161£1,166£1,101Preston
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£243£244£230£225£226£214Stevenage
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£186£187£176£223£224£211Preston
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.27£5.29£5.00£3.47£3.48£3.29Stevenage
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.98£5.00£4.72£4.78£4.80£4.53Stevenage
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.72£5.75£5.43£4.08£4.10£3.87Stevenage
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026150.3136.1Stevenage
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202616.219.7Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202623.921.7Stevenage
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202665.278.8Preston
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026121.7145.3Preston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202617.417.7Preston

Total

Stevenage is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Preston on 22. 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

Stevenage Preston

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Stevenage £375.2m, Preston £657.4mPreston: £657.4mStevenage: £375.2mPreston: £660.2mStevenage: £376.8mPreston: £623.5mStevenage: £355.9m

    £375.2m£376.8m£355.9mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£657.4m£660.2m£623.5m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Stevenage £175.5m, Preston £278.8mPreston: £278.8mStevenage: £175.5mPreston: £280.0mStevenage: £176.3mPreston: £264.5mStevenage: £166.5m

    £175.5m£176.3m£166.5mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£278.8m£280.0m£264.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Stevenage £121.5m, Preston £237.4mPreston: £237.4mStevenage: £121.5mPreston: £238.5mStevenage: £122.0mPreston: £225.2mStevenage: £115.3m

    £121.5m£122.0m£115.3mPreston is higher£237.4m£238.5m£225.2m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Stevenage £158.2m, Preston £246.0mPreston: £246.0mStevenage: £158.2mPreston: £247.0mStevenage: £158.8mPreston: £233.3mStevenage: £150.0m

    £158.2m£158.8m£150.0mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£246.0m£247.0m£233.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Stevenage £6.4m, Preston £14.4mPreston: £14.4mStevenage: £6.4mPreston: £14.5mStevenage: £6.5mPreston: £13.7mStevenage: £6.1m

    £6.4m£6.5m£6.1mPreston is higher£14.4m£14.5m£13.7m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Stevenage £10.6m, Preston £17.6mPreston: £17.6mStevenage: £10.6mPreston: £17.7mStevenage: £10.6mPreston: £16.7mStevenage: £10.0m

    £10.6m£10.6m£10.0mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£17.6m£17.7m£16.7m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Stevenage £0.37m, Preston £0.80mPreston: £0.80mStevenage: £0.37mPreston: £0.80mStevenage: £0.37mPreston: £0.76mStevenage: £0.35m

    £0.37m£0.37m£0.35mPreston is higher£0.80m£0.80m£0.76m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Stevenage £38.2m, Preston £85.7mPreston: £85.7mStevenage: £38.2mPreston: £86.0mStevenage: £38.3mPreston: £81.3mStevenage: £36.2m

    £38.2m£38.3m£36.2mPreston is higher£85.7m£86.0m£81.3m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Stevenage £17.3m, Preston £18.4mPreston: £18.4mStevenage: £17.3mPreston: £18.4mStevenage: £17.4mPreston: £17.4mStevenage: £16.4m

    £17.3m£17.4m£16.4mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£18.4m£18.4m£17.4m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Stevenage £7.2m, Preston £12.4mPreston: £12.4mStevenage: £7.2mPreston: £12.5mStevenage: £7.3mPreston: £11.8mStevenage: £6.9m

    £7.2m£7.3m£6.9mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£12.4m£12.5m£11.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Stevenage £96.4m, Preston £187.6mPreston: £187.6mStevenage: £96.4mPreston: £188.4mStevenage: £96.8mPreston: £178.0mStevenage: £91.4m

    £96.4m£96.8m£91.4mPreston is higher£187.6m£188.4m£178.0m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Stevenage £22.1m, Preston £36.4mPreston: £36.4mStevenage: £22.1mPreston: £36.5mStevenage: £22.2mPreston: £34.5mStevenage: £21.0m

    £22.1m£22.2m£21.0mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£36.4m£36.5m£34.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Stevenage £17.0m, Preston £36.0mPreston: £36.0mStevenage: £17.0mPreston: £36.2mStevenage: £17.0mPreston: £34.2mStevenage: £16.1m

    £17.0m£17.0m£16.1mPreston is higher£36.0m£36.2m£34.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Stevenage £0.48m, Preston £0.56mPreston: £0.56mStevenage: £0.48mPreston: £0.56mStevenage: £0.48mPreston: £0.53mStevenage: £0.46m

    £0.48m£0.48m£0.46mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Stevenage £0.45m, Preston £0.77mPreston: £0.77mStevenage: £0.45mPreston: £0.78mStevenage: £0.46mPreston: £0.73mStevenage: £0.43m

    £0.45m£0.46m£0.43mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£0.77m£0.78m£0.73m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Stevenage £0.52m, Preston £0.66mPreston: £0.66mStevenage: £0.52mPreston: £0.66mStevenage: £0.52mPreston: £0.62mStevenage: £0.50m

    £0.52m£0.52m£0.50mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£0.66m£0.66m£0.62m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Stevenage 13,710, Preston 21,990Preston: 21,990Stevenage: 13,710

    13,710Preston is higherDepends on how you count21,990

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Stevenage 1,479, Preston 3,176Preston: 3,176Stevenage: 1,479

    1,479Preston is higher3,176

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Stevenage 2,183, Preston 3,505Preston: 3,505Stevenage: 2,183

    2,183Preston is higherDepends on how you count3,505

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Stevenage 5,945, Preston 12,733Preston: 12,733Stevenage: 5,945

    5,945Preston is higher12,733

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Stevenage 11,107, Preston 23,483Preston: 23,483Stevenage: 11,107

    11,107Preston is higher23,483

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Stevenage 1,584, Preston 2,862Preston: 2,862Stevenage: 1,584

    1,584Preston is higherDepends on how you count2,862

Show the numbers
Stevenage and Preston, total
MeasureStevenagePrestonHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£375.2m£376.8m£355.9m£657.4m£660.2m£623.5mPreston
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£175.5m£176.3m£166.5m£278.8m£280.0m£264.5mPreston
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£121.5m£122.0m£115.3m£237.4m£238.5m£225.2mPreston
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£158.2m£158.8m£150.0m£246.0m£247.0m£233.3mPreston
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.4m£6.5m£6.1m£14.4m£14.5m£13.7mPreston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.6m£10.6m£10.0m£17.6m£17.7m£16.7mPreston
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m£0.80m£0.80m£0.76mPreston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£38.2m£38.3m£36.2m£85.7m£86.0m£81.3mPreston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.3m£17.4m£16.4m£18.4m£18.4m£17.4mPreston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.2m£7.3m£6.9m£12.4m£12.5m£11.8mPreston
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£96.4m£96.8m£91.4m£187.6m£188.4m£178.0mPreston
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£22.1m£22.2m£21.0m£36.4m£36.5m£34.5mPreston
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£17.0m£17.0m£16.1m£36.0m£36.2m£34.2mPreston
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.48m£0.48m£0.46m£0.56m£0.56m£0.53mPreston
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.45m£0.46m£0.43m£0.77m£0.78m£0.73mPreston
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.52m£0.52m£0.50m£0.66m£0.66m£0.62mPreston
State Pensiontotal, March 202613,71021,990Preston
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,4793,176Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,1833,505Preston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,94512,733Preston
Universal Credittotal, May 202611,10723,483Preston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,5842,862Preston

Sources

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

  1. 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.
  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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.