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Bradford and Barking and Dagenham
Bradford is higher than Barking and Dagenham on 11 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 15 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.
On 12 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
Bradford is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Barking and Dagenham on 11. 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
Bradford Barking and Dagenham
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,600£4,620£4,364Bradford is higher£3,933£3,950£3,731
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,810£12,864£12,151Barking and Dagenham is higherDepends on how you count£12,913£12,968£12,249
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2,912£2,924£2,762Barking and Dagenham is higherDepends on how you count£3,136£3,150£2,975
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,269£11,317£10,689Bradford is higher£10,325£10,369£9,793
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£704£707£668Barking and Dagenham is higherDepends on how you count£1,643£1,650£1,558
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£798£801£757Barking and Dagenham is higherDepends on how you count£880£883£834
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£39£39£37Barking and Dagenham is higherDepends on how you count£66£66£63
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£553£556£525Bradford is higher£393£395£373
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£145£146£138Bradford is higher£144£145£137
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£221£222£209Bradford is higher£133£134£126
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2,325£2,335£2,206Barking and Dagenham is higherDepends on how you count£2,756£2,768£2,614
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£201£202£191Barking and Dagenham is higherDepends on how you count£274£275£260
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£345£347£328Bradford is higher£227£228£216
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£9.31£9.35£8.83Barking and Dagenham is higherDepends on how you count£9.34£9.38£8.86
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£11£11£10Bradford is higherDepends on how you count£10£10£9.87
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.52£6.54£6.18Barking and Dagenham is higherDepends on how you count£7.14£7.17£6.77
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,010.2Bradford is higher990.3
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
151.7Barking and Dagenham is higherDepends on how you count267.8
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
164.9Barking and Dagenham is higherDepends on how you count179.2
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
85.0Bradford is higher63.3
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
291.7Bradford is higher271.2
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
51.6Bradford is higher31.9
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| Measure | Bradford | Barking and Dagenham | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,600£4,620£4,364 | £3,933£3,950£3,731 | Bradford |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,810£12,864£12,151 | £12,913£12,968£12,249 | Barking and Dagenham |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2,912£2,924£2,762 | £3,136£3,150£2,975 | Barking and Dagenham |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,269£11,317£10,689 | £10,325£10,369£9,793 | Bradford |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £704£707£668 | £1,643£1,650£1,558 | Barking and Dagenham |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £798£801£757 | £880£883£834 | Barking and Dagenham |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £39£39£37 | £66£66£63 | Barking and Dagenham |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £553£556£525 | £393£395£373 | Bradford |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £145£146£138 | £144£145£137 | Bradford |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £221£222£209 | £133£134£126 | Bradford |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2,325£2,335£2,206 | £2,756£2,768£2,614 | Barking and Dagenham |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £201£202£191 | £274£275£260 | Barking and Dagenham |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £345£347£328 | £227£228£216 | Bradford |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £9.31£9.35£8.83 | £9.34£9.38£8.86 | Barking and Dagenham |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £11£11£10 | £10£10£9.87 | Bradford |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.52£6.54£6.18 | £7.14£7.17£6.77 | Barking and Dagenham |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,010.2 | 990.3 | Bradford |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 151.7 | 267.8 | Barking and Dagenham |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 164.9 | 179.2 | Barking and Dagenham |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 85.0 | 63.3 | Bradford |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 291.7 | 271.2 | Bradford |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 51.6 | 31.9 | Bradford |
Per resident
Bradford is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Barking and Dagenham on 7. 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
Bradford Barking and Dagenham
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,600£4,620£4,364Bradford is higher£3,933£3,950£3,731
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,883£1,891£1,786Bradford is higherDepends on how you count£1,017£1,021£965
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,811£1,818£1,718Barking and Dagenham is higherDepends on how you count£2,097£2,106£1,989
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£1,657£1,664£1,571Bradford is higher£813£817£771
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£103£104£98Barking and Dagenham is higherDepends on how you count£129£130£123
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£117£118£111Bradford is higherDepends on how you count£69£70£66
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£5.78£5.80£5.48Bradford is higherDepends on how you count£5.20£5.22£4.93
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£553£556£525Bradford is higher£393£395£373
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£145£146£138Bradford is higher£144£145£137
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£137£138£130Bradford is higher£89£89£84
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£1,446£1,452£1,372Barking and Dagenham is higherDepends on how you count£1,843£1,851£1,748
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£201£202£191Barking and Dagenham is higherDepends on how you count£274£275£260
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£215£216£204Bradford is higher£152£153£144
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£5.79£5.81£5.49Barking and Dagenham is higherDepends on how you count£6.24£6.27£5.92
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£6.75£6.78£6.40Barking and Dagenham is higherDepends on how you count£6.96£6.99£6.60
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.52£6.54£6.18Barking and Dagenham is higherDepends on how you count£7.14£7.17£6.77
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
148.5Bradford is higher78.0
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
22.3Bradford is higherDepends on how you count21.1
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
24.2Bradford is higherDepends on how you count14.1
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
85.0Bradford is higher63.3
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
181.4Bradford is higher181.4
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
32.1Bradford is higher21.3
Show the numbers
| Measure | Bradford | Barking and Dagenham | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,600£4,620£4,364 | £3,933£3,950£3,731 | Bradford |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,883£1,891£1,786 | £1,017£1,021£965 | Bradford |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,811£1,818£1,718 | £2,097£2,106£1,989 | Barking and Dagenham |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £1,657£1,664£1,571 | £813£817£771 | Bradford |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £103£104£98 | £129£130£123 | Barking and Dagenham |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £117£118£111 | £69£70£66 | Bradford |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £5.78£5.80£5.48 | £5.20£5.22£4.93 | Bradford |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £553£556£525 | £393£395£373 | Bradford |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £145£146£138 | £144£145£137 | Bradford |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £137£138£130 | £89£89£84 | Bradford |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £1,446£1,452£1,372 | £1,843£1,851£1,748 | Barking and Dagenham |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £201£202£191 | £274£275£260 | Barking and Dagenham |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £215£216£204 | £152£153£144 | Bradford |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £5.79£5.81£5.49 | £6.24£6.27£5.92 | Barking and Dagenham |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £6.75£6.78£6.40 | £6.96£6.99£6.60 | Barking and Dagenham |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.52£6.54£6.18 | £7.14£7.17£6.77 | Barking and Dagenham |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 148.5 | 78.0 | Bradford |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 22.3 | 21.1 | Bradford |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 24.2 | 14.1 | Bradford |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 85.0 | 63.3 | Bradford |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 181.4 | 181.4 | Bradford |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 32.1 | 21.3 | Bradford |
Total
Bradford is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Barking and Dagenham 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
Bradford Barking and Dagenham
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£2.6bn£2.6bn£2.4bnBradford is higher£923.8m£927.7m£876.2m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£1.1bn£1.1bn£1,000.0mBradford is higherDepends on how you count£238.8m£239.9m£226.6m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£1.0bn£1.0bn£961.5mBradford is higherDepends on how you count£492.6m£494.7m£467.2m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£927.4m£931.4m£879.7mBradford is higher£191.0m£191.8m£181.1m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£57.9m£58.2m£55.0mBradford is higherDepends on how you count£30.4m£30.5m£28.8m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£65.6m£65.9m£62.3mBradford is higherDepends on how you count£16.3m£16.3m£15.4m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£3.2m£3.2m£3.1mBradford is higherDepends on how you count£1.2m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£309.7m£311.0m£293.8mBradford is higher£92.4m£92.8m£87.6m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£81.4m£81.7m£77.2mBradford is higher£33.9m£34.0m£32.1m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£76.9m£77.2m£72.9mBradford is higher£20.9m£21.0m£19.8m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£809.5m£813.0m£767.9mBradford is higherDepends on how you count£432.9m£434.7m£410.6m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£112.7m£113.2m£106.9mBradford is higherDepends on how you count£64.4m£64.7m£61.1m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£120.3m£120.8m£114.1mBradford is higher£35.7m£35.9m£33.9m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£3.2m£3.3m£3.1mBradford is higherDepends on how you count£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£3.8m£3.8m£3.6mBradford is higherDepends on how you count£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£3.6m£3.7m£3.5mBradford is higherDepends on how you count£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
83,135Bradford is higher18,317
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
12,484Bradford is higherDepends on how you count4,953
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
13,568Bradford is higherDepends on how you count3,314
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
47,589Bradford is higher14,875
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
101,539Bradford is higher42,596
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
17,956Bradford is higher5,005
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| Measure | Bradford | Barking and Dagenham | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £2.6bn£2.6bn£2.4bn | £923.8m£927.7m£876.2m | Bradford |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £1.1bn£1.1bn£1,000.0m | £238.8m£239.9m£226.6m | Bradford |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £1.0bn£1.0bn£961.5m | £492.6m£494.7m£467.2m | Bradford |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £927.4m£931.4m£879.7m | £191.0m£191.8m£181.1m | Bradford |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £57.9m£58.2m£55.0m | £30.4m£30.5m£28.8m | Bradford |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £65.6m£65.9m£62.3m | £16.3m£16.3m£15.4m | Bradford |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £3.2m£3.2m£3.1m | £1.2m | Bradford |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £309.7m£311.0m£293.8m | £92.4m£92.8m£87.6m | Bradford |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £81.4m£81.7m£77.2m | £33.9m£34.0m£32.1m | Bradford |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £76.9m£77.2m£72.9m | £20.9m£21.0m£19.8m | Bradford |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £809.5m£813.0m£767.9m | £432.9m£434.7m£410.6m | Bradford |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £112.7m£113.2m£106.9m | £64.4m£64.7m£61.1m | Bradford |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £120.3m£120.8m£114.1m | £35.7m£35.9m£33.9m | Bradford |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £3.2m£3.3m£3.1m | £1.5m£1.5m£1.4m | Bradford |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £3.8m£3.8m£3.6m | £1.6m£1.6m£1.5m | Bradford |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £3.6m£3.7m£3.5m | £1.7m£1.7m£1.6m | Bradford |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 83,135 | 18,317 | Bradford |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 12,484 | 4,953 | Bradford |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 13,568 | 3,314 | Bradford |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 47,589 | 14,875 | Bradford |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 101,539 | 42,596 | Bradford |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 17,956 | 5,005 | Bradford |
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.