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Salford and Hounslow
Salford is higher than Hounslow on 17 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 17 of 22 per resident and 16 of 22 in total.
On 1 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
Salford is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Hounslow on 5. 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
Salford Hounslow
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,407£4,426£4,180Salford is higher£3,795£3,811£3,599
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£13,328£13,385£12,642Salford is higher£12,285£12,337£11,653
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2,592£2,603£2,458Salford is higher£2,488£2,498£2,360
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,687£11,736£11,085Salford is higher£10,200£10,243£9,675
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£805£809£764Hounslow is higher£1,397£1,402£1,325
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£791£794£750Salford is higher£641£644£608
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£45£46£43Hounslow is higher£47£48£45
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£565£567£536Salford is higher£308£309£292
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£168£169£159Salford is higher£107£107£101
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£124£125£118Salford is higher£92£92£87
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2,063£2,072£1,957Hounslow is higher£2,228£2,237£2,113
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£325£326£308Salford is higher£272£273£258
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£387£389£367Salford is higher£156£156£148
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£7.96£7.99£7.55Hounslow is higher£8.27£8.30£7.84
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£9.22£9.26£8.75Salford is higher£4.56£4.58£4.33
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4.67£4.69£4.43Salford is higherDepends on how you count£4.58£4.59£4.34
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,019.0Salford is higher957.8
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
181.8Hounslow is higher192.5
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
166.4Salford is higher138.6
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
86.0Salford is higher48.5
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
243.2Salford is higher211.2
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
27.7Salford is higher21.2
Show the numbers
| Measure | Salford | Hounslow | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,407£4,426£4,180 | £3,795£3,811£3,599 | Salford |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £13,328£13,385£12,642 | £12,285£12,337£11,653 | Salford |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2,592£2,603£2,458 | £2,488£2,498£2,360 | Salford |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,687£11,736£11,085 | £10,200£10,243£9,675 | Salford |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £805£809£764 | £1,397£1,402£1,325 | Hounslow |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £791£794£750 | £641£644£608 | Salford |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £45£46£43 | £47£48£45 | Hounslow |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £565£567£536 | £308£309£292 | Salford |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £168£169£159 | £107£107£101 | Salford |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £124£125£118 | £92£92£87 | Salford |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2,063£2,072£1,957 | £2,228£2,237£2,113 | Hounslow |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £325£326£308 | £272£273£258 | Salford |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £387£389£367 | £156£156£148 | Salford |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £7.96£7.99£7.55 | £8.27£8.30£7.84 | Hounslow |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £9.22£9.26£8.75 | £4.56£4.58£4.33 | Salford |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4.67£4.69£4.43 | £4.58£4.59£4.34 | Salford |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,019.0 | 957.8 | Salford |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 181.8 | 192.5 | Hounslow |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 166.4 | 138.6 | Salford |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 86.0 | 48.5 | Salford |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 243.2 | 211.2 | Salford |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 27.7 | 21.2 | Salford |
Per resident
Salford is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Hounslow on 5. 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
Salford Hounslow
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,407£4,426£4,180Salford is higher£3,795£3,811£3,599
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,573£1,580£1,492Salford is higher£1,402£1,408£1,330
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,771£1,779£1,680Salford is higher£1,702£1,709£1,614
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£1,380£1,386£1,309Salford is higher£1,164£1,169£1,104
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£95£95£90Hounslow is higher£159£160£151
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£93£94£89Salford is higher£73£73£69
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£5.36£5.38£5.08Hounslow is higher£5.42£5.44£5.14
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£565£567£536Salford is higher£308£309£292
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£168£169£159Salford is higher£107£107£101
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£85£85£80Salford is higher£63£63£59
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£1,410£1,416£1,337Hounslow is higher£1,524£1,530£1,445
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£325£326£308Salford is higher£272£273£258
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£265£266£251Salford is higher£107£107£101
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£5.44£5.46£5.16Hounslow is higher£5.65£5.67£5.36
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£6.30£6.33£5.98Salford is higher£3.12£3.13£2.96
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4.67£4.69£4.43Salford is higherDepends on how you count£4.58£4.59£4.34
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
120.3Salford is higher109.3
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
21.5Hounslow is higher22.0
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
19.7Salford is higher15.8
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
86.0Salford is higher48.5
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
166.2Salford is higher144.5
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
19.0Salford is higher14.5
Show the numbers
| Measure | Salford | Hounslow | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,407£4,426£4,180 | £3,795£3,811£3,599 | Salford |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,573£1,580£1,492 | £1,402£1,408£1,330 | Salford |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,771£1,779£1,680 | £1,702£1,709£1,614 | Salford |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £1,380£1,386£1,309 | £1,164£1,169£1,104 | Salford |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £95£95£90 | £159£160£151 | Hounslow |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £93£94£89 | £73£73£69 | Salford |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £5.36£5.38£5.08 | £5.42£5.44£5.14 | Hounslow |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £565£567£536 | £308£309£292 | Salford |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £168£169£159 | £107£107£101 | Salford |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £85£85£80 | £63£63£59 | Salford |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £1,410£1,416£1,337 | £1,524£1,530£1,445 | Hounslow |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £325£326£308 | £272£273£258 | Salford |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £265£266£251 | £107£107£101 | Salford |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £5.44£5.46£5.16 | £5.65£5.67£5.36 | Hounslow |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £6.30£6.33£5.98 | £3.12£3.13£2.96 | Salford |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4.67£4.69£4.43 | £4.58£4.59£4.34 | Salford |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 120.3 | 109.3 | Salford |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 21.5 | 22.0 | Hounslow |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 19.7 | 15.8 | Salford |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 86.0 | 48.5 | Salford |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 166.2 | 144.5 | Salford |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 19.0 | 14.5 | Salford |
Total
Salford is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Hounslow on 6. 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
Salford Hounslow
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£1.3bn£1.3bn£1.2bnSalford is higher£1.1bn
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£461.8m£463.8m£438.1mSalford is higher£420.7m£422.5m£399.0m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£519.8m£522.0m£493.1mSalford is higher£510.6m£512.8m£484.4m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£405.0m£406.7m£384.1mSalford is higher£349.3m£350.8m£331.3m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£27.9m£28.0m£26.5mHounslow is higher£47.8m£48.0m£45.4m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£27.4m£27.5m£26.0mSalford is higher£22.0m£22.1m£20.8m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£1.6m£1.6m£1.5mHounslow is higher£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£165.8m£166.5m£157.3mSalford is higher£92.3m£92.7m£87.5m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£49.3m£49.5m£46.8mSalford is higher£32.0m£32.2m£30.4m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£24.9m£25.0m£23.6mSalford is higher£18.8m£18.9m£17.8m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£413.8m£415.6m£392.5mHounslow is higher£457.2m£459.2m£433.7m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£95.4m£95.8m£90.5mSalford is higher£81.6m£81.9m£77.4m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£77.7m£78.0m£73.7mSalford is higher£32.0m£32.1m£30.3m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£1.6m£1.6m£1.5mHounslow is higher£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£1.9m£1.9m£1.8mSalford is higher£0.94m£0.94m£0.89m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£1.4m£1.4m£1.3mHounslow is higherDepends on how you count£1.4m£1.4m£1.3m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
35,309Salford is higher32,799
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
6,298Hounslow is higher6,592
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
5,766Salford is higher4,745
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
25,252Salford is higher14,539
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
48,785Salford is higher43,355
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
5,565Salford is higher4,341
Show the numbers
| Measure | Salford | Hounslow | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £1.3bn£1.3bn£1.2bn | £1.1bn | Salford |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £461.8m£463.8m£438.1m | £420.7m£422.5m£399.0m | Salford |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £519.8m£522.0m£493.1m | £510.6m£512.8m£484.4m | Salford |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £405.0m£406.7m£384.1m | £349.3m£350.8m£331.3m | Salford |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £27.9m£28.0m£26.5m | £47.8m£48.0m£45.4m | Hounslow |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £27.4m£27.5m£26.0m | £22.0m£22.1m£20.8m | Salford |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £1.6m£1.6m£1.5m | £1.6m£1.6m£1.5m | Hounslow |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £165.8m£166.5m£157.3m | £92.3m£92.7m£87.5m | Salford |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £49.3m£49.5m£46.8m | £32.0m£32.2m£30.4m | Salford |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £24.9m£25.0m£23.6m | £18.8m£18.9m£17.8m | Salford |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £413.8m£415.6m£392.5m | £457.2m£459.2m£433.7m | Hounslow |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £95.4m£95.8m£90.5m | £81.6m£81.9m£77.4m | Salford |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £77.7m£78.0m£73.7m | £32.0m£32.1m£30.3m | Salford |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £1.6m£1.6m£1.5m | £1.7m£1.7m£1.6m | Hounslow |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £1.9m£1.9m£1.8m | £0.94m£0.94m£0.89m | Salford |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £1.4m£1.4m£1.3m | £1.4m£1.4m£1.3m | Hounslow |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 35,309 | 32,799 | Salford |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 6,298 | 6,592 | Hounslow |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 5,766 | 4,745 | Salford |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 25,252 | 14,539 | Salford |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 48,785 | 43,355 | Salford |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 5,565 | 4,341 | Salford |
Sources
Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.
- 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.