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Trafford and Spelthorne
Trafford is higher than Spelthorne on 14 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 13 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.
On 9 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 14 of 22 measures, and Spelthorne 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
Trafford Spelthorne
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,929£3,945£3,726Trafford is higher£3,893£3,909£3,693
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,956£13,011£12,290Trafford is higherDepends on how you count£12,870£12,925£12,208
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,651£1,658£1,566Spelthorne is higherDepends on how you count£1,729£1,736£1,640
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,735£11,785£11,131Spelthorne is higherDepends on how you count£11,761£11,812£11,156
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£474£476£450Trafford is higher£410£412£389
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£720£723£683Trafford is higher£678£681£643
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£304£306£289
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£121£122£115Trafford is higher£117£118£111
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£86£86£81Spelthorne is higherDepends on how you count£88£88£84
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,280£1,286£1,215Spelthorne is higherDepends on how you count£1,440£1,446£1,366
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£215£216£204Trafford is higher£196£197£186
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£271£273£257Trafford is higher£186£186£176
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£8.73£8.77£8.28Spelthorne is higherDepends on how you count£9.69£9.73£9.19
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£5.32£5.35£5.05Spelthorne is higherDepends on how you count£5.51£5.54£5.23
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£7.47£7.51£7.09Trafford is higher£6.00£6.02£5.69
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,014.6Trafford is higher1,000.1
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
104.7Trafford is higher81.0
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
151.2Trafford is higher138.3
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
58.3Trafford is higher47.7
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
148.4Spelthorne is higherDepends on how you count154.9
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
18.5Spelthorne is higherDepends on how you count20.2
Show the numbers
| Measure | Trafford | Spelthorne | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,929£3,945£3,726 | £3,893£3,909£3,693 | Trafford |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,956£13,011£12,290 | £12,870£12,925£12,208 | Trafford |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,651£1,658£1,566 | £1,729£1,736£1,640 | Spelthorne |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,735£11,785£11,131 | £11,761£11,812£11,156 | Spelthorne |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £474£476£450 | £410£412£389 | Trafford |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £720£723£683 | £678£681£643 | 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 | £304£306£289 | Trafford |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £121£122£115 | £117£118£111 | Trafford |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £86£86£81 | £88£88£84 | Spelthorne |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,280£1,286£1,215 | £1,440£1,446£1,366 | Spelthorne |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £215£216£204 | £196£197£186 | Trafford |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £271£273£257 | £186£186£176 | Trafford |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £8.73£8.77£8.28 | £9.69£9.73£9.19 | Spelthorne |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £5.32£5.35£5.05 | £5.51£5.54£5.23 | Spelthorne |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £7.47£7.51£7.09 | £6.00£6.02£5.69 | Trafford |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,014.6 | 1,000.1 | Trafford |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 104.7 | 81.0 | Trafford |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 151.2 | 138.3 | Trafford |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 58.3 | 47.7 | Trafford |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 148.4 | 154.9 | Spelthorne |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 18.5 | 20.2 | Spelthorne |
Per resident
Trafford is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Spelthorne 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
Trafford Spelthorne
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,929£3,945£3,726Trafford is higher£3,893£3,909£3,693
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,175£2,184£2,063Spelthorne is higherDepends on how you count£2,183£2,192£2,070
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,016£1,020£963Spelthorne is higherDepends on how you count£1,087£1,091£1,031
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£1,970£1,978£1,869Spelthorne is higherDepends on how you count£1,995£2,003£1,892
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£80£80£76Trafford is higher£70£70£66
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£121£121£115Trafford is higher£115£115£109
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£4.51£4.53£4.28Trafford is higher£3.43£3.44£3.25
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£394£396£374Trafford is higher£304£306£289
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£121£122£115Trafford is higher£117£118£111
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£53£53£50Spelthorne is higherDepends on how you count£55£56£53
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£788£791£747Spelthorne is higherDepends on how you count£905£909£859
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£215£216£204Trafford is higher£196£197£186
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£167£168£158Trafford is higher£117£117£111
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£5.37£5.39£5.09Spelthorne is higherDepends on how you count£6.09£6.12£5.78
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£3.28£3.29£3.11Spelthorne is higherDepends on how you count£3.47£3.48£3.29
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£7.47£7.51£7.09Trafford is higher£6.00£6.02£5.69
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
170.3Trafford is higher169.6
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
17.6Trafford is higher13.7
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
25.4Trafford is higher23.5
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
58.3Trafford is higher47.7
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
91.3Spelthorne is higherDepends on how you count97.4
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
11.4Spelthorne is higherDepends on how you count12.7
Show the numbers
| Measure | Trafford | Spelthorne | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,929£3,945£3,726 | £3,893£3,909£3,693 | Trafford |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,175£2,184£2,063 | £2,183£2,192£2,070 | Spelthorne |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,016£1,020£963 | £1,087£1,091£1,031 | Spelthorne |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £1,970£1,978£1,869 | £1,995£2,003£1,892 | Spelthorne |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £80£80£76 | £70£70£66 | Trafford |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £121£121£115 | £115£115£109 | Trafford |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £4.51£4.53£4.28 | £3.43£3.44£3.25 | Trafford |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £394£396£374 | £304£306£289 | Trafford |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £121£122£115 | £117£118£111 | Trafford |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £53£53£50 | £55£56£53 | Spelthorne |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £788£791£747 | £905£909£859 | Spelthorne |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £215£216£204 | £196£197£186 | Trafford |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £167£168£158 | £117£117£111 | Trafford |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £5.37£5.39£5.09 | £6.09£6.12£5.78 | Spelthorne |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £3.28£3.29£3.11 | £3.47£3.48£3.29 | Spelthorne |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £7.47£7.51£7.09 | £6.00£6.02£5.69 | Trafford |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 170.3 | 169.6 | Trafford |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 17.6 | 13.7 | Trafford |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 25.4 | 23.5 | Trafford |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 58.3 | 47.7 | Trafford |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 91.3 | 97.4 | Spelthorne |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 11.4 | 12.7 | Spelthorne |
Total
Trafford is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Spelthorne 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 Spelthorne
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£941.4m£945.4m£892.9mTrafford is higher£414.4m£416.2m£393.1m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£521.2m£523.4m£494.3mTrafford is higherDepends on how you count£232.4m£233.3m£220.4m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£243.4m£244.4m£230.9mTrafford is higherDepends on how you count£115.7m£116.2m£109.7m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£472.0m£474.0m£447.8mTrafford is higherDepends on how you count£212.3m£213.2m£201.4m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£19.1m£19.2m£18.1mTrafford is higher£7.4m£7.4m£7.0m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£29.0m£29.1m£27.5mTrafford is higher£12.2m£12.3m£11.6m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£1.1m£1.1m£1.0mTrafford is higher£0.36m£0.37m£0.35m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£94.4m£94.8m£89.6mTrafford is higher£32.4m£32.5m£30.7m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£29.0m£29.1m£27.5mTrafford is higher£12.5m£12.6m£11.9m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£12.6m£12.7m£12.0mTrafford is higherDepends on how you count£5.9m£5.9m£5.6m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£188.7m£189.5m£179.0mTrafford is higherDepends on how you count£96.4m£96.8m£91.4m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£51.6m£51.8m£49.0mTrafford is higher£20.8m£20.9m£19.8m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£40.0m£40.2m£37.9mTrafford is higher£12.4m£12.5m£11.8m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£1.3m£1.3m£1.2mTrafford is higherDepends on how you count£0.65m£0.65m£0.61m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.78m£0.79m£0.74mTrafford is higherDepends on how you count£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£1.8m£1.8m£1.7mTrafford is higher£0.64m£0.64m£0.61m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
40,814Trafford is higher18,055
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
4,211Trafford is higher1,462
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
6,080Trafford is higher2,497
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
13,977Trafford is higher5,073
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
21,867Trafford is higherDepends on how you count10,366
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,730Trafford is higherDepends on how you count1,349
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| Measure | Trafford | Spelthorne | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £941.4m£945.4m£892.9m | £414.4m£416.2m£393.1m | Trafford |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £521.2m£523.4m£494.3m | £232.4m£233.3m£220.4m | Trafford |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £243.4m£244.4m£230.9m | £115.7m£116.2m£109.7m | Trafford |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £472.0m£474.0m£447.8m | £212.3m£213.2m£201.4m | Trafford |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £19.1m£19.2m£18.1m | £7.4m£7.4m£7.0m | Trafford |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £29.0m£29.1m£27.5m | £12.2m£12.3m£11.6m | Trafford |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £1.1m£1.1m£1.0m | £0.36m£0.37m£0.35m | Trafford |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £94.4m£94.8m£89.6m | £32.4m£32.5m£30.7m | Trafford |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £29.0m£29.1m£27.5m | £12.5m£12.6m£11.9m | Trafford |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £12.6m£12.7m£12.0m | £5.9m£5.9m£5.6m | Trafford |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £188.7m£189.5m£179.0m | £96.4m£96.8m£91.4m | Trafford |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £51.6m£51.8m£49.0m | £20.8m£20.9m£19.8m | Trafford |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £40.0m£40.2m£37.9m | £12.4m£12.5m£11.8m | Trafford |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £1.3m£1.3m£1.2m | £0.65m£0.65m£0.61m | Trafford |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.78m£0.79m£0.74m | £0.37m£0.37m£0.35m | Trafford |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £1.8m£1.8m£1.7m | £0.64m£0.64m£0.61m | Trafford |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 40,814 | 18,055 | Trafford |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 4,211 | 1,462 | Trafford |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 6,080 | 2,497 | Trafford |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 13,977 | 5,073 | Trafford |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 21,867 | 10,366 | Trafford |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,730 | 1,349 | 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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