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Sandwell and Harlow

353,270 and 98,130 residents (mid-2024).

Sandwell is higher than Harlow on 16 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 17 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 6 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

Sandwell is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Harlow 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

Sandwell Harlow

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Sandwell £4,448, Harlow £4,114Harlow: £4,114Sandwell: £4,448Harlow: £4,131Sandwell: £4,467Harlow: £3,902Sandwell: £4,219

    £4,448£4,467£4,219Sandwell is higher£4,114£4,131£3,902

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Sandwell £13,190, Harlow £13,271Harlow: £13,271Sandwell: £13,190Harlow: £13,328Sandwell: £13,246Harlow: £12,588Sandwell: £12,511

    £13,190£13,246£12,511Harlow is higherDepends on how you count£13,271£13,328£12,588

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Sandwell £2,756, Harlow £2,430Harlow: £2,430Sandwell: £2,756Harlow: £2,440Sandwell: £2,768Harlow: £2,305Sandwell: £2,614

    £2,756£2,768£2,614Sandwell is higher£2,430£2,440£2,305

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Sandwell £11,090, Harlow £11,848Harlow: £11,848Sandwell: £11,090Harlow: £11,899Sandwell: £11,137Harlow: £11,239Sandwell: £10,520

    £11,090£11,137£10,520Harlow is higherDepends on how you count£11,848£11,899£11,239

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Sandwell £1,036, Harlow £571Harlow: £571Sandwell: £1,036Harlow: £574Sandwell: £1,040Harlow: £542Sandwell: £982

    £1,036£1,040£982Sandwell is higher£571£574£542

  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: Sandwell £1,010, Harlow £818Harlow: £818Sandwell: £1,010Harlow: £821Sandwell: £1,015Harlow: £776Sandwell: £959

    £1,010£1,015£959Sandwell is higher£818£821£776

  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: Sandwell £53, Harlow £33Harlow: £33Sandwell: £53Harlow: £33Sandwell: £54Harlow: £32Sandwell: £51

    £53£54£51Sandwell is higher£33£33£32

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Sandwell £568, Harlow £415Harlow: £415Sandwell: £568Harlow: £416Sandwell: £570Harlow: £393Sandwell: £539

    £568£570£539Sandwell is higher£415£416£393

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Sandwell £135, Harlow £141Harlow: £141Sandwell: £135Harlow: £141Sandwell: £135Harlow: £133Sandwell: £128

    £135£135£128Harlow is higherDepends on how you count£141£141£133

  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: Sandwell £181, Harlow £109Harlow: £109Sandwell: £181Harlow: £109Sandwell: £181Harlow: £103Sandwell: £171

    £181£181£171Sandwell is higher£109£109£103

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Sandwell £2,182, Harlow £2,075Harlow: £2,075Sandwell: £2,182Harlow: £2,084Sandwell: £2,192Harlow: £1,968Sandwell: £2,070

    £2,182£2,192£2,070Sandwell is higher£2,075£2,084£1,968

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Sandwell £197, Harlow £216Harlow: £216Sandwell: £197Harlow: £217Sandwell: £198Harlow: £205Sandwell: £187

    £197£198£187Harlow is higherDepends on how you count£216£217£205

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Sandwell £368, Harlow £233Harlow: £233Sandwell: £368Harlow: £234Sandwell: £369Harlow: £221Sandwell: £349

    £368£369£349Sandwell is higher£233£234£221

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Sandwell £12, Harlow £7.31Harlow: £7.31Sandwell: £12Harlow: £7.34Sandwell: £12Harlow: £6.93Sandwell: £11

    £12£12£11Sandwell is higher£7.31£7.34£6.93

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Sandwell £13, Harlow £5.35Harlow: £5.35Sandwell: £13Harlow: £5.37Sandwell: £14Harlow: £5.07Sandwell: £13

    £13£14£13Sandwell is higher£5.35£5.37£5.07

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Sandwell £6.24, Harlow £7.73Harlow: £7.73Sandwell: £6.24Harlow: £7.76Sandwell: £6.27Harlow: £7.33Sandwell: £5.92

    £6.24£6.27£5.92Harlow is higherDepends on how you count£7.73£7.76£7.33

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Sandwell 972.2, Harlow 1,033.0Harlow: 1,033.0Sandwell: 972.2

    972.2Harlow is higherDepends on how you count1,033.0

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Sandwell 202.8, Harlow 133.9Harlow: 133.9Sandwell: 202.8

    202.8Sandwell is higher133.9

  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: Sandwell 198.3, Harlow 181.4Harlow: 181.4Sandwell: 198.3

    198.3Sandwell is higher181.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Sandwell 82.3, Harlow 65.1Harlow: 65.1Sandwell: 82.3

    82.3Sandwell is higher65.1

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Sandwell 274.6, Harlow 218.4Harlow: 218.4Sandwell: 274.6

    274.6Sandwell is higher218.4

  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: Sandwell 40.9, Harlow 25.0Harlow: 25.0Sandwell: 40.9

    40.9Sandwell is higher25.0

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Sandwell and Harlow, per person in the age group
MeasureSandwellHarlowHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,448£4,467£4,219£4,114£4,131£3,902Sandwell
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,190£13,246£12,511£13,271£13,328£12,588Harlow
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,756£2,768£2,614£2,430£2,440£2,305Sandwell
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,090£11,137£10,520£11,848£11,899£11,239Harlow
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£1,036£1,040£982£571£574£542Sandwell
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£1,010£1,015£959£818£821£776Sandwell
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£53£54£51£33£33£32Sandwell
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£568£570£539£415£416£393Sandwell
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£135£135£128£141£141£133Harlow
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£181£181£171£109£109£103Sandwell
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,182£2,192£2,070£2,075£2,084£1,968Sandwell
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£197£198£187£216£217£205Harlow
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£368£369£349£233£234£221Sandwell
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£12£12£11£7.31£7.34£6.93Sandwell
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£13£14£13£5.35£5.37£5.07Sandwell
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.24£6.27£5.92£7.73£7.76£7.33Harlow
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026972.21,033.0Harlow
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026202.8133.9Sandwell
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026198.3181.4Sandwell
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202682.365.1Sandwell
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026274.6218.4Sandwell
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202640.925.0Sandwell

Per resident

Sandwell is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Harlow 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

Sandwell Harlow

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Sandwell £4,448, Harlow £4,114Harlow: £4,114Sandwell: £4,448Harlow: £4,131Sandwell: £4,467Harlow: £3,902Sandwell: £4,219

    £4,448£4,467£4,219Sandwell is higher£4,114£4,131£3,902

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Sandwell £1,790, Harlow £1,788Harlow: £1,788Sandwell: £1,790Harlow: £1,796Sandwell: £1,798Harlow: £1,696Sandwell: £1,698

    £1,790£1,798£1,698Sandwell is higherDepends on how you count£1,788£1,796£1,696

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Sandwell £1,752, Harlow £1,546Harlow: £1,546Sandwell: £1,752Harlow: £1,553Sandwell: £1,759Harlow: £1,467Sandwell: £1,662

    £1,752£1,759£1,662Sandwell is higher£1,546£1,553£1,467

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Sandwell £1,505, Harlow £1,597Harlow: £1,597Sandwell: £1,505Harlow: £1,603Sandwell: £1,512Harlow: £1,514Sandwell: £1,428

    £1,505£1,512£1,428Harlow is higherDepends on how you count£1,597£1,603£1,514

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Sandwell £141, Harlow £77Harlow: £77Sandwell: £141Harlow: £77Sandwell: £141Harlow: £73Sandwell: £133

    £141£141£133Sandwell is higher£77£77£73

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Sandwell £137, Harlow £110Harlow: £110Sandwell: £137Harlow: £111Sandwell: £138Harlow: £105Sandwell: £130

    £137£138£130Sandwell is higher£110£111£105

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Sandwell £7.25, Harlow £4.48Harlow: £4.48Sandwell: £7.25Harlow: £4.50Sandwell: £7.28Harlow: £4.25Sandwell: £6.88

    £7.25£7.28£6.88Sandwell is higher£4.48£4.50£4.25

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Sandwell £568, Harlow £415Harlow: £415Sandwell: £568Harlow: £416Sandwell: £570Harlow: £393Sandwell: £539

    £568£570£539Sandwell is higher£415£416£393

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Sandwell £135, Harlow £141Harlow: £141Sandwell: £135Harlow: £141Sandwell: £135Harlow: £133Sandwell: £128

    £135£135£128Harlow is higherDepends on how you count£141£141£133

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Sandwell £115, Harlow £69Harlow: £69Sandwell: £115Harlow: £70Sandwell: £115Harlow: £66Sandwell: £109

    £115£115£109Sandwell is higher£69£70£66

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Sandwell £1,387, Harlow £1,321Harlow: £1,321Sandwell: £1,387Harlow: £1,326Sandwell: £1,393Harlow: £1,253Sandwell: £1,316

    £1,387£1,393£1,316Sandwell is higher£1,321£1,326£1,253

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Sandwell £197, Harlow £216Harlow: £216Sandwell: £197Harlow: £217Sandwell: £198Harlow: £205Sandwell: £187

    £197£198£187Harlow is higherDepends on how you count£216£217£205

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Sandwell £234, Harlow £148Harlow: £148Sandwell: £234Harlow: £149Sandwell: £235Harlow: £141Sandwell: £222

    £234£235£222Sandwell is higher£148£149£141

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Sandwell £7.54, Harlow £4.65Harlow: £4.65Sandwell: £7.54Harlow: £4.67Sandwell: £7.57Harlow: £4.41Sandwell: £7.15

    £7.54£7.57£7.15Sandwell is higher£4.65£4.67£4.41

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Sandwell £8.58, Harlow £3.41Harlow: £3.41Sandwell: £8.58Harlow: £3.42Sandwell: £8.62Harlow: £3.23Sandwell: £8.14

    £8.58£8.62£8.14Sandwell is higher£3.41£3.42£3.23

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Sandwell £6.24, Harlow £7.73Harlow: £7.73Sandwell: £6.24Harlow: £7.76Sandwell: £6.27Harlow: £7.33Sandwell: £5.92

    £6.24£6.27£5.92Harlow is higherDepends on how you count£7.73£7.76£7.33

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Sandwell 132.0, Harlow 139.2Harlow: 139.2Sandwell: 132.0

    132.0Harlow is higherDepends on how you count139.2

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Sandwell 27.5, Harlow 18.0Harlow: 18.0Sandwell: 27.5

    27.5Sandwell is higher18.0

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Sandwell 26.9, Harlow 24.5Harlow: 24.5Sandwell: 26.9

    26.9Sandwell is higher24.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Sandwell 82.3, Harlow 65.1Harlow: 65.1Sandwell: 82.3

    82.3Sandwell is higher65.1

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Sandwell 174.5, Harlow 139.0Harlow: 139.0Sandwell: 174.5

    174.5Sandwell is higher139.0

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Sandwell 26.0, Harlow 15.9Harlow: 15.9Sandwell: 26.0

    26.0Sandwell is higher15.9

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Sandwell and Harlow, per resident
MeasureSandwellHarlowHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,448£4,467£4,219£4,114£4,131£3,902Sandwell
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,790£1,798£1,698£1,788£1,796£1,696Sandwell
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,752£1,759£1,662£1,546£1,553£1,467Sandwell
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,505£1,512£1,428£1,597£1,603£1,514Harlow
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£141£141£133£77£77£73Sandwell
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£137£138£130£110£111£105Sandwell
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£7.25£7.28£6.88£4.48£4.50£4.25Sandwell
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£568£570£539£415£416£393Sandwell
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£135£135£128£141£141£133Harlow
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£115£115£109£69£70£66Sandwell
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,387£1,393£1,316£1,321£1,326£1,253Sandwell
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£197£198£187£216£217£205Harlow
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£234£235£222£148£149£141Sandwell
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£7.54£7.57£7.15£4.65£4.67£4.41Sandwell
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£8.58£8.62£8.14£3.41£3.42£3.23Sandwell
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.24£6.27£5.92£7.73£7.76£7.33Harlow
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026132.0139.2Harlow
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202627.518.0Sandwell
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202626.924.5Sandwell
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202682.365.1Sandwell
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026174.5139.0Sandwell
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202626.015.9Sandwell

Total

Sandwell is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Harlow 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

Sandwell Harlow

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Sandwell £1.6bn, Harlow £403.7mHarlow: £403.7mSandwell: £1.6bnHarlow: £405.4mSandwell: £1.6bnHarlow: £382.9mSandwell: £1.5bn

    £1.6bn£1.6bn£1.5bnSandwell is higher£403.7m£405.4m£382.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Sandwell £632.5m, Harlow £175.5mHarlow: £175.5mSandwell: £632.5mHarlow: £176.2mSandwell: £635.2mHarlow: £166.5mSandwell: £600.0m

    £632.5m£635.2m£600.0mSandwell is higherDepends on how you count£175.5m£176.2m£166.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Sandwell £618.9m, Harlow £151.7mHarlow: £151.7mSandwell: £618.9mHarlow: £152.4mSandwell: £621.6mHarlow: £143.9mSandwell: £587.1m

    £618.9m£621.6m£587.1mSandwell is higher£151.7m£152.4m£143.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Sandwell £531.8m, Harlow £156.7mHarlow: £156.7mSandwell: £531.8mHarlow: £157.3mSandwell: £534.1mHarlow: £148.6mSandwell: £504.5m

    £531.8m£534.1m£504.5mSandwell is higherDepends on how you count£156.7m£157.3m£148.6m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Sandwell £49.7m, Harlow £7.6mHarlow: £7.6mSandwell: £49.7mHarlow: £7.6mSandwell: £49.9mHarlow: £7.2mSandwell: £47.1m

    £49.7m£49.9m£47.1mSandwell is higher£7.6m£7.6m£7.2m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Sandwell £48.5m, Harlow £10.8mHarlow: £10.8mSandwell: £48.5mHarlow: £10.9mSandwell: £48.7mHarlow: £10.3mSandwell: £46.0m

    £48.5m£48.7m£46.0mSandwell is higher£10.8m£10.9m£10.3m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Sandwell £2.6m, Harlow £0.44mHarlow: £0.44mSandwell: £2.6mHarlow: £0.44mSandwell: £2.6mHarlow: £0.42mSandwell: £2.4m

    £2.6m£2.6m£2.4mSandwell is higher£0.44m£0.44m£0.42m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Sandwell £200.6m, Harlow £40.7mHarlow: £40.7mSandwell: £200.6mHarlow: £40.9mSandwell: £201.5mHarlow: £38.6mSandwell: £190.3m

    £200.6m£201.5m£190.3mSandwell is higher£40.7m£40.9m£38.6m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Sandwell £47.6m, Harlow £13.8mHarlow: £13.8mSandwell: £47.6mHarlow: £13.8mSandwell: £47.8mHarlow: £13.1mSandwell: £45.2m

    £47.6m£47.8m£45.2mSandwell is higherDepends on how you count£13.8m£13.8m£13.1m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Sandwell £40.6m, Harlow £6.8mHarlow: £6.8mSandwell: £40.6mHarlow: £6.8mSandwell: £40.8mHarlow: £6.5mSandwell: £38.5m

    £40.6m£40.8m£38.5mSandwell is higher£6.8m£6.8m£6.5m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Sandwell £490.1m, Harlow £129.6mHarlow: £129.6mSandwell: £490.1mHarlow: £130.1mSandwell: £492.2mHarlow: £122.9mSandwell: £464.9m

    £490.1m£492.2m£464.9mSandwell is higher£129.6m£130.1m£122.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Sandwell £69.5m, Harlow £21.2mHarlow: £21.2mSandwell: £69.5mHarlow: £21.3mSandwell: £69.8mHarlow: £20.1mSandwell: £65.9m

    £69.5m£69.8m£65.9mSandwell is higherDepends on how you count£21.2m£21.3m£20.1m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Sandwell £82.5m, Harlow £14.5mHarlow: £14.5mSandwell: £82.5mHarlow: £14.6mSandwell: £82.9mHarlow: £13.8mSandwell: £78.3m

    £82.5m£82.9m£78.3mSandwell is higher£14.5m£14.6m£13.8m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Sandwell £2.7m, Harlow £0.46mHarlow: £0.46mSandwell: £2.7mHarlow: £0.46mSandwell: £2.7mHarlow: £0.43mSandwell: £2.5m

    £2.7m£2.7m£2.5mSandwell is higher£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Sandwell £3.0m, Harlow £0.33mHarlow: £0.33mSandwell: £3.0mHarlow: £0.34mSandwell: £3.0mHarlow: £0.32mSandwell: £2.9m

    £3.0m£3.0m£2.9mSandwell is higher£0.33m£0.34m£0.32m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Sandwell £2.2m, Harlow £0.76mHarlow: £0.76mSandwell: £2.2mHarlow: £0.76mSandwell: £2.2mHarlow: £0.72mSandwell: £2.1m

    £2.2m£2.2m£2.1mSandwell is higherDepends on how you count£0.76m£0.76m£0.72m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Sandwell 46,621, Harlow 13,659Harlow: 13,659Sandwell: 46,621

    46,621Sandwell is higherDepends on how you count13,659

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Sandwell 9,724, Harlow 1,770Harlow: 1,770Sandwell: 9,724

    9,724Sandwell is higher1,770

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Sandwell 9,511, Harlow 2,399Harlow: 2,399Sandwell: 9,511

    9,511Sandwell is higher2,399

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Sandwell 29,078, Harlow 6,385Harlow: 6,385Sandwell: 29,078

    29,078Sandwell is higher6,385

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Sandwell 61,658, Harlow 13,641Harlow: 13,641Sandwell: 61,658

    61,658Sandwell is higher13,641

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Sandwell 9,173, Harlow 1,560Harlow: 1,560Sandwell: 9,173

    9,173Sandwell is higher1,560

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Sandwell and Harlow, total
MeasureSandwellHarlowHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.6bn£1.6bn£1.5bn£403.7m£405.4m£382.9mSandwell
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£632.5m£635.2m£600.0m£175.5m£176.2m£166.5mSandwell
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£618.9m£621.6m£587.1m£151.7m£152.4m£143.9mSandwell
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£531.8m£534.1m£504.5m£156.7m£157.3m£148.6mSandwell
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£49.7m£49.9m£47.1m£7.6m£7.6m£7.2mSandwell
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£48.5m£48.7m£46.0m£10.8m£10.9m£10.3mSandwell
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£2.6m£2.6m£2.4m£0.44m£0.44m£0.42mSandwell
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£200.6m£201.5m£190.3m£40.7m£40.9m£38.6mSandwell
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£47.6m£47.8m£45.2m£13.8m£13.8m£13.1mSandwell
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£40.6m£40.8m£38.5m£6.8m£6.8m£6.5mSandwell
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£490.1m£492.2m£464.9m£129.6m£130.1m£122.9mSandwell
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£69.5m£69.8m£65.9m£21.2m£21.3m£20.1mSandwell
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£82.5m£82.9m£78.3m£14.5m£14.6m£13.8mSandwell
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£2.7m£2.7m£2.5m£0.46m£0.46m£0.43mSandwell
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£3.0m£3.0m£2.9m£0.33m£0.34m£0.32mSandwell
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£2.2m£2.2m£2.1m£0.76m£0.76m£0.72mSandwell
State Pensiontotal, March 202646,62113,659Sandwell
Pension Credittotal, March 20269,7241,770Sandwell
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20269,5112,399Sandwell
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202629,0786,385Sandwell
Universal Credittotal, May 202661,65813,641Sandwell
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20269,1731,560Sandwell

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.
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  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.