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Trafford and Bracknell Forest
Trafford is higher than Bracknell Forest on 18 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 20 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.
On 4 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
Trafford is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Bracknell Forest on 4. 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
Trafford Bracknell Forest
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,929£3,945£3,726Trafford is higher£3,268£3,282£3,100
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,956£13,011£12,290Trafford is higher£12,839£12,894£12,178
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,651£1,658£1,566Trafford is higher£1,278£1,284£1,212
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,735£11,785£11,131Bracknell Forest is higherDepends on how you count£11,822£11,872£11,213
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£474£476£450Trafford is higher£397£399£376
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£720£723£683Trafford is higher£601£603£570
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£27£27£25Trafford is higher£20£20£19
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£394£396£374Trafford is higher£246£247£233
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£121£122£115Trafford is higher£116£116£110
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£86£86£81Trafford is higher£61£62£58
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,280£1,286£1,215Trafford is higher£1,060£1,064£1,005
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£215£216£204Trafford is higher£143£143£135
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£271£273£257Trafford is higher£146£146£138
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£8.73£8.77£8.28Bracknell Forest is higherDepends on how you count£8.91£8.95£8.45
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£5.32£5.35£5.05Trafford is higher£2.56£2.57£2.43
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£7.47£7.51£7.09Bracknell Forest is higherDepends on how you count£7.51£7.54£7.12
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,014.6Bracknell Forest is higherDepends on how you count1,017.2
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
104.7Trafford is higher78.8
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
151.2Trafford is higher126.4
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
58.3Trafford is higher38.6
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
148.4Trafford is higher121.4
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
18.5Trafford is higher13.8
Show the numbers
| Measure | Trafford | Bracknell Forest | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,929£3,945£3,726 | £3,268£3,282£3,100 | Trafford |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,956£13,011£12,290 | £12,839£12,894£12,178 | Trafford |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,651£1,658£1,566 | £1,278£1,284£1,212 | Trafford |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,735£11,785£11,131 | £11,822£11,872£11,213 | Bracknell Forest |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £474£476£450 | £397£399£376 | Trafford |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £720£723£683 | £601£603£570 | Trafford |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £27£27£25 | £20£20£19 | Trafford |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £394£396£374 | £246£247£233 | Trafford |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £121£122£115 | £116£116£110 | Trafford |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £86£86£81 | £61£62£58 | Trafford |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,280£1,286£1,215 | £1,060£1,064£1,005 | Trafford |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £215£216£204 | £143£143£135 | Trafford |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £271£273£257 | £146£146£138 | Trafford |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £8.73£8.77£8.28 | £8.91£8.95£8.45 | Bracknell Forest |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £5.32£5.35£5.05 | £2.56£2.57£2.43 | Trafford |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £7.47£7.51£7.09 | £7.51£7.54£7.12 | Bracknell Forest |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,014.6 | 1,017.2 | Bracknell Forest |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 104.7 | 78.8 | Trafford |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 151.2 | 126.4 | Trafford |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 58.3 | 38.6 | Trafford |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 148.4 | 121.4 | Trafford |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 18.5 | 13.8 | Trafford |
Per resident
Trafford is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and Bracknell Forest on 2. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11
Trafford Bracknell Forest
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,929£3,945£3,726Trafford is higher£3,268£3,282£3,100
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,175£2,184£2,063Trafford is higher£1,933£1,942£1,834
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,016£1,020£963Trafford is higher£823£826£781
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£1,970£1,978£1,869Trafford is higherDepends on how you count£1,780£1,788£1,688
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£80£80£76Trafford is higher£60£60£57
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£121£121£115Trafford is higher£90£91£86
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£4.51£4.53£4.28Trafford is higher£3.03£3.04£2.87
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£394£396£374Trafford is higher£246£247£233
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£121£122£115Trafford is higher£116£116£110
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£53£53£50Trafford is higher£40£40£37
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£788£791£747Trafford is higher£682£685£647
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£215£216£204Trafford is higher£143£143£135
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£167£168£158Trafford is higher£94£94£89
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£5.37£5.39£5.09Bracknell Forest is higherDepends on how you count£5.74£5.76£5.44
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£3.28£3.29£3.11Trafford is higher£1.64£1.65£1.56
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£7.47£7.51£7.09Bracknell Forest is higherDepends on how you count£7.51£7.54£7.12
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
170.3Trafford is higherDepends on how you count153.2
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
17.6Trafford is higher11.9
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
25.4Trafford is higher19.0
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
58.3Trafford is higher38.6
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
91.3Trafford is higher78.2
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
11.4Trafford is higher8.9
Show the numbers
| Measure | Trafford | Bracknell Forest | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,929£3,945£3,726 | £3,268£3,282£3,100 | Trafford |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,175£2,184£2,063 | £1,933£1,942£1,834 | Trafford |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,016£1,020£963 | £823£826£781 | Trafford |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £1,970£1,978£1,869 | £1,780£1,788£1,688 | Trafford |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £80£80£76 | £60£60£57 | Trafford |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £121£121£115 | £90£91£86 | Trafford |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £4.51£4.53£4.28 | £3.03£3.04£2.87 | Trafford |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £394£396£374 | £246£247£233 | Trafford |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £121£122£115 | £116£116£110 | Trafford |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £53£53£50 | £40£40£37 | Trafford |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £788£791£747 | £682£685£647 | Trafford |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £215£216£204 | £143£143£135 | Trafford |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £167£168£158 | £94£94£89 | Trafford |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £5.37£5.39£5.09 | £5.74£5.76£5.44 | Bracknell Forest |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £3.28£3.29£3.11 | £1.64£1.65£1.56 | Trafford |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £7.47£7.51£7.09 | £7.51£7.54£7.12 | Bracknell Forest |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 170.3 | 153.2 | Trafford |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 17.6 | 11.9 | Trafford |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 25.4 | 19.0 | Trafford |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 58.3 | 38.6 | Trafford |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 91.3 | 78.2 | Trafford |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 11.4 | 8.9 | Trafford |
Total
Trafford is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Bracknell Forest 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
Trafford Bracknell Forest
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£941.4m£945.4m£892.9mTrafford is higher£426.5m£428.4m£404.6m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£521.2m£523.4m£494.3mTrafford is higher£252.3m£253.4m£239.3m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£243.4m£244.4m£230.9mTrafford is higher£107.4m£107.9m£101.9m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£472.0m£474.0m£447.8mTrafford is higherDepends on how you count£232.3m£233.3m£220.4m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£19.1m£19.2m£18.1mTrafford is higher£7.8m£7.8m£7.4m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£29.0m£29.1m£27.5mTrafford is higher£11.8m£11.9m£11.2m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£1.1m£1.1m£1.0mTrafford is higher£0.39m£0.40m£0.37m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£94.4m£94.8m£89.6mTrafford is higher£32.1m£32.2m£30.5m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£29.0m£29.1m£27.5mTrafford is higher£15.1m£15.2m£14.3m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£12.6m£12.7m£12.0mTrafford is higher£5.2m£5.2m£4.9m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£188.7m£189.5m£179.0mTrafford is higher£89.0m£89.4m£84.5m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£51.6m£51.8m£49.0mTrafford is higher£18.6m£18.7m£17.7m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£40.0m£40.2m£37.9mTrafford is higher£12.2m£12.3m£11.6m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£1.3m£1.3m£1.2mTrafford is higherDepends on how you count£0.75m£0.75m£0.71m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.78m£0.79m£0.74mTrafford is higher£0.22m£0.22m£0.20m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£1.8m£1.8m£1.7mTrafford is higherDepends on how you count£0.98m£0.98m£0.93m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
40,814Trafford is higherDepends on how you count19,988
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
4,211Trafford is higher1,548
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
6,080Trafford is higher2,484
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
13,977Trafford is higher5,036
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
21,867Trafford is higher10,202
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,730Trafford is higher1,162
Show the numbers
| Measure | Trafford | Bracknell Forest | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £941.4m£945.4m£892.9m | £426.5m£428.4m£404.6m | Trafford |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £521.2m£523.4m£494.3m | £252.3m£253.4m£239.3m | Trafford |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £243.4m£244.4m£230.9m | £107.4m£107.9m£101.9m | Trafford |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £472.0m£474.0m£447.8m | £232.3m£233.3m£220.4m | Trafford |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £19.1m£19.2m£18.1m | £7.8m£7.8m£7.4m | Trafford |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £29.0m£29.1m£27.5m | £11.8m£11.9m£11.2m | Trafford |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £1.1m£1.1m£1.0m | £0.39m£0.40m£0.37m | Trafford |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £94.4m£94.8m£89.6m | £32.1m£32.2m£30.5m | Trafford |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £29.0m£29.1m£27.5m | £15.1m£15.2m£14.3m | Trafford |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £12.6m£12.7m£12.0m | £5.2m£5.2m£4.9m | Trafford |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £188.7m£189.5m£179.0m | £89.0m£89.4m£84.5m | Trafford |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £51.6m£51.8m£49.0m | £18.6m£18.7m£17.7m | Trafford |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £40.0m£40.2m£37.9m | £12.2m£12.3m£11.6m | Trafford |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £1.3m£1.3m£1.2m | £0.75m£0.75m£0.71m | Trafford |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.78m£0.79m£0.74m | £0.22m£0.22m£0.20m | Trafford |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £1.8m£1.8m£1.7m | £0.98m£0.98m£0.93m | Trafford |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 40,814 | 19,988 | Trafford |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 4,211 | 1,548 | Trafford |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 6,080 | 2,484 | Trafford |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 13,977 | 5,036 | Trafford |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 21,867 | 10,202 | Trafford |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,730 | 1,162 | Trafford |
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.
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