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Bexley and Kingston upon Thames
Bexley is higher than Kingston upon Thames on 17 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 19 of 22 per resident and 21 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
Bexley is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Kingston upon Thames 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
Bexley Kingston upon Thames
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,907£3,923£3,706Bexley is higher£3,374£3,388£3,200
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,866£12,920£12,204Bexley is higher£12,087£12,138£11,465
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,931£1,939£1,831Bexley is higher£1,608£1,615£1,525
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,536£11,585£10,942Bexley is higher£10,790£10,835£10,234
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£526£529£499Kingston upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count£715£718£678
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£778£781£738Bexley is higher£556£559£528
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£26£26£24Kingston upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count£26£26£25
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£341£342£323Bexley is higher£238£239£225
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£135£136£128Bexley is higher£90£90£85
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£97£97£92Bexley is higher£62£63£59
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,613£1,620£1,530Bexley is higher£1,368£1,374£1,298
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£190£191£180Kingston upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count£267£268£253
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£207£208£196Bexley is higher£166£167£157
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£8.52£8.55£8.08Bexley is higher£7.28£7.32£6.91
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£5.95£5.97£5.64Bexley is higher£3.97£3.99£3.77
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4.61£4.63£4.37Kingston upon Thames is higher£7.35£7.38£6.97
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,002.3Bexley is higher968.9
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
100.4Kingston upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count105.0
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
158.3Bexley is higher113.2
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
52.3Bexley is higher36.8
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
152.2Bexley is higher130.3
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
21.0Bexley is higher14.1
Show the numbers
| Measure | Bexley | Kingston upon Thames | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,907£3,923£3,706 | £3,374£3,388£3,200 | Bexley |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,866£12,920£12,204 | £12,087£12,138£11,465 | Bexley |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,931£1,939£1,831 | £1,608£1,615£1,525 | Bexley |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,536£11,585£10,942 | £10,790£10,835£10,234 | Bexley |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £526£529£499 | £715£718£678 | Kingston upon Thames |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £778£781£738 | £556£559£528 | Bexley |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £26£26£24 | £26£26£25 | Kingston upon Thames |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £341£342£323 | £238£239£225 | Bexley |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £135£136£128 | £90£90£85 | Bexley |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £97£97£92 | £62£63£59 | Bexley |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,613£1,620£1,530 | £1,368£1,374£1,298 | Bexley |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £190£191£180 | £267£268£253 | Kingston upon Thames |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £207£208£196 | £166£167£157 | Bexley |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £8.52£8.55£8.08 | £7.28£7.32£6.91 | Bexley |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £5.95£5.97£5.64 | £3.97£3.99£3.77 | Bexley |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4.61£4.63£4.37 | £7.35£7.38£6.97 | Kingston upon Thames |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,002.3 | 968.9 | Bexley |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 100.4 | 105.0 | Kingston upon Thames |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 158.3 | 113.2 | Bexley |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 52.3 | 36.8 | Bexley |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 152.2 | 130.3 | Bexley |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 21.0 | 14.1 | Bexley |
Per resident
Bexley is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Kingston upon Thames on 3. 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
Bexley Kingston upon Thames
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,907£3,923£3,706Bexley is higher£3,374£3,388£3,200
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,013£2,022£1,909Bexley is higher£1,707£1,715£1,619
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,223£1,229£1,161Bexley is higher£1,065£1,069£1,010
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£1,805£1,813£1,712Bexley is higher£1,524£1,531£1,446
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£82£83£78Kingston upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count£101£101£96
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£122£122£115Bexley is higher£79£79£75
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£4.03£4.04£3.82Bexley is higherDepends on how you count£3.70£3.72£3.51
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£341£342£323Bexley is higher£238£239£225
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£135£136£128Bexley is higher£90£90£85
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£61£61£58Bexley is higher£41£41£39
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£1,022£1,027£970Bexley is higher£906£910£860
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£190£191£180Kingston upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count£267£268£253
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£131£132£124Bexley is higher£110£110£104
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£5.40£5.42£5.12Bexley is higher£4.82£4.84£4.57
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£3.77£3.79£3.58Bexley is higher£2.64£2.65£2.50
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4.61£4.63£4.37Kingston upon Thames is higher£7.35£7.38£6.97
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
156.8Bexley is higher136.9
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
15.7Bexley is higherDepends on how you count14.8
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
24.8Bexley is higher16.0
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
52.3Bexley is higher36.8
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
96.5Bexley is higher86.3
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
13.3Bexley is higher9.3
Show the numbers
| Measure | Bexley | Kingston upon Thames | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,907£3,923£3,706 | £3,374£3,388£3,200 | Bexley |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,013£2,022£1,909 | £1,707£1,715£1,619 | Bexley |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,223£1,229£1,161 | £1,065£1,069£1,010 | Bexley |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £1,805£1,813£1,712 | £1,524£1,531£1,446 | Bexley |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £82£83£78 | £101£101£96 | Kingston upon Thames |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £122£122£115 | £79£79£75 | Bexley |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £4.03£4.04£3.82 | £3.70£3.72£3.51 | Bexley |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £341£342£323 | £238£239£225 | Bexley |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £135£136£128 | £90£90£85 | Bexley |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £61£61£58 | £41£41£39 | Bexley |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £1,022£1,027£970 | £906£910£860 | Bexley |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £190£191£180 | £267£268£253 | Kingston upon Thames |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £131£132£124 | £110£110£104 | Bexley |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £5.40£5.42£5.12 | £4.82£4.84£4.57 | Bexley |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £3.77£3.79£3.58 | £2.64£2.65£2.50 | Bexley |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4.61£4.63£4.37 | £7.35£7.38£6.97 | Kingston upon Thames |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 156.8 | 136.9 | Bexley |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 15.7 | 14.8 | Bexley |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 24.8 | 16.0 | Bexley |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 52.3 | 36.8 | Bexley |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 96.5 | 86.3 | Bexley |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 13.3 | 9.3 | Bexley |
Total
Bexley is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and Kingston upon Thames on 1. 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
Bexley Kingston upon Thames
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£1.0bn£1.0bn£949.7mBexley is higher£583.6m£586.1m£553.6m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£515.9m£518.1m£489.4mBexley is higher£295.3m£296.6m£280.1m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£313.6m£314.9m£297.4mBexley is higher£184.2m£185.0m£174.7m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£462.6m£464.5m£438.8mBexley is higher£263.6m£264.7m£250.0m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£21.1m£21.2m£20.0mBexley is higherDepends on how you count£17.5m£17.5m£16.6m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£31.2m£31.3m£29.6mBexley is higher£13.6m£13.6m£12.9m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£1.0m£1.0m£0.98mBexley is higherDepends on how you count£0.64m£0.64m£0.61m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£87.3m£87.7m£82.8mBexley is higher£41.1m£41.3m£39.0m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£34.7m£34.8m£32.9mBexley is higher£15.5m£15.6m£14.7m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£15.7m£15.7m£14.9mBexley is higher£7.1m£7.2m£6.8m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£262.0m£263.1m£248.5mBexley is higher£156.8m£157.4m£148.7m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£48.6m£48.8m£46.1mBexley is higherDepends on how you count£46.2m£46.4m£43.8m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£33.6m£33.7m£31.8mBexley is higher£19.0m£19.1m£18.0m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£1.4m£1.4m£1.3mBexley is higher£0.83m£0.84m£0.79m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.97m£0.97m£0.92mBexley is higher£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£1.2m£1.2m£1.1mKingston upon Thames is higher£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
40,191Bexley is higher23,672
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
4,026Bexley is higherDepends on how you count2,566
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
6,346Bexley is higher2,766
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
13,400Bexley is higher6,365
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
24,720Bexley is higher14,928
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
3,403Bexley is higher1,611
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| Measure | Bexley | Kingston upon Thames | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £1.0bn£1.0bn£949.7m | £583.6m£586.1m£553.6m | Bexley |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £515.9m£518.1m£489.4m | £295.3m£296.6m£280.1m | Bexley |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £313.6m£314.9m£297.4m | £184.2m£185.0m£174.7m | Bexley |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £462.6m£464.5m£438.8m | £263.6m£264.7m£250.0m | Bexley |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £21.1m£21.2m£20.0m | £17.5m£17.5m£16.6m | Bexley |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £31.2m£31.3m£29.6m | £13.6m£13.6m£12.9m | Bexley |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £1.0m£1.0m£0.98m | £0.64m£0.64m£0.61m | Bexley |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £87.3m£87.7m£82.8m | £41.1m£41.3m£39.0m | Bexley |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £34.7m£34.8m£32.9m | £15.5m£15.6m£14.7m | Bexley |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £15.7m£15.7m£14.9m | £7.1m£7.2m£6.8m | Bexley |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £262.0m£263.1m£248.5m | £156.8m£157.4m£148.7m | Bexley |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £48.6m£48.8m£46.1m | £46.2m£46.4m£43.8m | Bexley |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £33.6m£33.7m£31.8m | £19.0m£19.1m£18.0m | Bexley |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £1.4m£1.4m£1.3m | £0.83m£0.84m£0.79m | Bexley |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.97m£0.97m£0.92m | £0.46m£0.46m£0.43m | Bexley |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £1.2m£1.2m£1.1m | £1.3m£1.3m£1.2m | Kingston upon Thames |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 40,191 | 23,672 | Bexley |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 4,026 | 2,566 | Bexley |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 6,346 | 2,766 | Bexley |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 13,400 | 6,365 | Bexley |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 24,720 | 14,928 | Bexley |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 3,403 | 1,611 | Bexley |
Sources
Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.
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- 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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