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Brent and Portsmouth

355,398 and 212,936 residents (mid-2024).

Brent is higher than Portsmouth on 14 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 12 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 10 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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Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Per person in the age group

Brent is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Portsmouth 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

Brent Portsmouth

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Brent £4,691, Portsmouth £4,227Portsmouth: £4,227Brent: £4,691Portsmouth: £4,245Brent: £4,711Portsmouth: £4,010Brent: £4,450

    £4,691£4,711£4,450Brent is higher£4,227£4,245£4,010

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Brent £12,621, Portsmouth £12,856Portsmouth: £12,856Brent: £12,621Portsmouth: £12,911Brent: £12,674Portsmouth: £12,195Brent: £11,971

    £12,621£12,674£11,971Portsmouth is higherDepends on how you count£12,856£12,911£12,195

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Brent £3,230, Portsmouth £2,217Portsmouth: £2,217Brent: £3,230Portsmouth: £2,227Brent: £3,244Portsmouth: £2,103Brent: £3,064

    £3,230£3,244£3,064Brent is higher£2,217£2,227£2,103

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Brent £9,974, Portsmouth £11,446Portsmouth: £11,446Brent: £9,974Portsmouth: £11,495Brent: £10,016Portsmouth: £10,857Brent: £9,461

    £9,974£10,016£9,461Portsmouth is higherDepends on how you count£11,446£11,495£10,857

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Brent £1,764, Portsmouth £640Portsmouth: £640Brent: £1,764Portsmouth: £643Brent: £1,771Portsmouth: £607Brent: £1,673

    £1,764£1,771£1,673Brent is higher£640£643£607

  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: Brent £823, Portsmouth £734Portsmouth: £734Brent: £823Portsmouth: £737Brent: £827Portsmouth: £696Brent: £781

    £823£827£781Brent is higherDepends on how you count£734£737£696

  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: Brent £60, Portsmouth £36Portsmouth: £36Brent: £60Portsmouth: £36Brent: £60Portsmouth: £34Brent: £57

    £60£60£57Brent is higher£36£36£34

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Brent £353, Portsmouth £419Portsmouth: £419Brent: £353Portsmouth: £421Brent: £355Portsmouth: £398Brent: £335

    £353£355£335Portsmouth is higherDepends on how you count£419£421£398

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Brent £102, Portsmouth £143Portsmouth: £143Brent: £102Portsmouth: £144Brent: £102Portsmouth: £136Brent: £97

    £102£102£97Portsmouth is higherDepends on how you count£143£144£136

  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: Brent £111, Portsmouth £105Portsmouth: £105Brent: £111Portsmouth: £106Brent: £112Portsmouth: £100Brent: £106

    £111£112£106Brent is higher£105£106£100

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Brent £2,867, Portsmouth £1,800Portsmouth: £1,800Brent: £2,867Portsmouth: £1,807Brent: £2,879Portsmouth: £1,707Brent: £2,719

    £2,867£2,879£2,719Brent is higher£1,800£1,807£1,707

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Brent £561, Portsmouth £352Portsmouth: £352Brent: £561Portsmouth: £353Brent: £563Portsmouth: £334Brent: £532

    £561£563£532Brent is higher£352£353£334

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Brent £236, Portsmouth £299Portsmouth: £299Brent: £236Portsmouth: £300Brent: £237Portsmouth: £284Brent: £224

    £236£237£224Portsmouth is higherDepends on how you count£299£300£284

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Brent £9.59, Portsmouth £6.45Portsmouth: £6.45Brent: £9.59Portsmouth: £6.48Brent: £9.63Portsmouth: £6.12Brent: £9.10

    £9.59£9.63£9.10Brent is higher£6.45£6.48£6.12

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Brent £6.33, Portsmouth £6.95Portsmouth: £6.95Brent: £6.33Portsmouth: £6.98Brent: £6.35Portsmouth: £6.59Brent: £6.00

    £6.33£6.35£6.00Portsmouth is higherDepends on how you count£6.95£6.98£6.59

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Brent £4.06, Portsmouth £2.90Portsmouth: £2.90Brent: £4.06Portsmouth: £2.91Brent: £4.08Portsmouth: £2.75Brent: £3.85

    £4.06£4.08£3.85Brent is higher£2.90£2.91£2.75

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Brent 991.7, Portsmouth 1,015.5Portsmouth: 1,015.5Brent: 991.7

    991.7Portsmouth is higherDepends on how you count1,015.5

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Brent 246.5, Portsmouth 142.4Portsmouth: 142.4Brent: 246.5

    246.5Brent is higher142.4

  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: Brent 170.5, Portsmouth 157.4Portsmouth: 157.4Brent: 170.5

    170.5Brent is higherDepends on how you count157.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Brent 57.4, Portsmouth 63.8Portsmouth: 63.8Brent: 57.4

    57.4Portsmouth is higherDepends on how you count63.8

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Brent 253.3, Portsmouth 206.4Portsmouth: 206.4Brent: 253.3

    253.3Brent is higher206.4

  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: Brent 26.8, Portsmouth 23.1Portsmouth: 23.1Brent: 26.8

    26.8Brent is higher23.1

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Brent and Portsmouth, per person in the age group
MeasureBrentPortsmouthHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,691£4,711£4,450£4,227£4,245£4,010Brent
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,621£12,674£11,971£12,856£12,911£12,195Portsmouth
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3,230£3,244£3,064£2,217£2,227£2,103Brent
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£9,974£10,016£9,461£11,446£11,495£10,857Portsmouth
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£1,764£1,771£1,673£640£643£607Brent
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£823£827£781£734£737£696Brent
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£60£60£57£36£36£34Brent
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£353£355£335£419£421£398Portsmouth
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£102£102£97£143£144£136Portsmouth
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£111£112£106£105£106£100Brent
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,867£2,879£2,719£1,800£1,807£1,707Brent
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£561£563£532£352£353£334Brent
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£236£237£224£299£300£284Portsmouth
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.59£9.63£9.10£6.45£6.48£6.12Brent
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.33£6.35£6.00£6.95£6.98£6.59Portsmouth
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.06£4.08£3.85£2.90£2.91£2.75Brent
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026991.71,015.5Portsmouth
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026246.5142.4Brent
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026170.5157.4Brent
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202657.463.8Portsmouth
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026253.3206.4Brent
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202626.823.1Brent

Per resident

Brent is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Portsmouth on 10. 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

Brent Portsmouth

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Brent £4,691, Portsmouth £4,227Portsmouth: £4,227Brent: £4,691Portsmouth: £4,245Brent: £4,711Portsmouth: £4,010Brent: £4,450

    £4,691£4,711£4,450Brent is higher£4,227£4,245£4,010

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Brent £1,417, Portsmouth £1,818Portsmouth: £1,818Brent: £1,417Portsmouth: £1,826Brent: £1,423Portsmouth: £1,725Brent: £1,344

    £1,417£1,423£1,344Portsmouth is higherDepends on how you count£1,818£1,826£1,725

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Brent £2,254, Portsmouth £1,492Portsmouth: £1,492Brent: £2,254Portsmouth: £1,499Brent: £2,264Portsmouth: £1,416Brent: £2,138

    £2,254£2,264£2,138Brent is higher£1,492£1,499£1,416

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Brent £1,120, Portsmouth £1,619Portsmouth: £1,619Brent: £1,120Portsmouth: £1,626Brent: £1,125Portsmouth: £1,535Brent: £1,062

    £1,120£1,125£1,062Portsmouth is higherDepends on how you count£1,619£1,626£1,535

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Brent £198, Portsmouth £90Portsmouth: £90Brent: £198Portsmouth: £91Brent: £199Portsmouth: £86Brent: £188

    £198£199£188Brent is higher£90£91£86

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Brent £92, Portsmouth £104Portsmouth: £104Brent: £92Portsmouth: £104Brent: £93Portsmouth: £98Brent: £88

    £92£93£88Portsmouth is higherDepends on how you count£104£104£98

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Brent £6.75, Portsmouth £5.07Portsmouth: £5.07Brent: £6.75Portsmouth: £5.09Brent: £6.78Portsmouth: £4.81Brent: £6.40

    £6.75£6.78£6.40Brent is higher£5.07£5.09£4.81

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Brent £353, Portsmouth £419Portsmouth: £419Brent: £353Portsmouth: £421Brent: £355Portsmouth: £398Brent: £335

    £353£355£335Portsmouth is higherDepends on how you count£419£421£398

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Brent £102, Portsmouth £143Portsmouth: £143Brent: £102Portsmouth: £144Brent: £102Portsmouth: £136Brent: £97

    £102£102£97Portsmouth is higherDepends on how you count£143£144£136

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Brent £78, Portsmouth £71Portsmouth: £71Brent: £78Portsmouth: £71Brent: £78Portsmouth: £67Brent: £74

    £78£78£74Brent is higher£71£71£67

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Brent £2,001, Portsmouth £1,211Portsmouth: £1,211Brent: £2,001Portsmouth: £1,216Brent: £2,009Portsmouth: £1,149Brent: £1,898

    £2,001£2,009£1,898Brent is higher£1,211£1,216£1,149

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Brent £561, Portsmouth £352Portsmouth: £352Brent: £561Portsmouth: £353Brent: £563Portsmouth: £334Brent: £532

    £561£563£532Brent is higher£352£353£334

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Brent £165, Portsmouth £201Portsmouth: £201Brent: £165Portsmouth: £202Brent: £165Portsmouth: £191Brent: £156

    £165£165£156Portsmouth is higherDepends on how you count£201£202£191

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Brent £6.69, Portsmouth £4.34Portsmouth: £4.34Brent: £6.69Portsmouth: £4.36Brent: £6.72Portsmouth: £4.12Brent: £6.35

    £6.69£6.72£6.35Brent is higher£4.34£4.36£4.12

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Brent £4.42, Portsmouth £4.68Portsmouth: £4.68Brent: £4.42Portsmouth: £4.70Brent: £4.44Portsmouth: £4.44Brent: £4.19

    £4.42£4.44£4.19Portsmouth is higherDepends on how you count£4.68£4.70£4.44

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Brent £4.06, Portsmouth £2.90Portsmouth: £2.90Brent: £4.06Portsmouth: £2.91Brent: £4.08Portsmouth: £2.75Brent: £3.85

    £4.06£4.08£3.85Brent is higher£2.90£2.91£2.75

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Brent 111.4, Portsmouth 143.6Portsmouth: 143.6Brent: 111.4

    111.4Portsmouth is higherDepends on how you count143.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Brent 27.7, Portsmouth 20.1Portsmouth: 20.1Brent: 27.7

    27.7Brent is higher20.1

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Brent 19.1, Portsmouth 22.3Portsmouth: 22.3Brent: 19.1

    19.1Portsmouth is higherDepends on how you count22.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Brent 57.4, Portsmouth 63.8Portsmouth: 63.8Brent: 57.4

    57.4Portsmouth is higherDepends on how you count63.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Brent 176.7, Portsmouth 138.9Portsmouth: 138.9Brent: 176.7

    176.7Brent is higher138.9

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Brent 18.7, Portsmouth 15.5Portsmouth: 15.5Brent: 18.7

    18.7Brent is higher15.5

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Brent and Portsmouth, per resident
MeasureBrentPortsmouthHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,691£4,711£4,450£4,227£4,245£4,010Brent
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,417£1,423£1,344£1,818£1,826£1,725Portsmouth
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,254£2,264£2,138£1,492£1,499£1,416Brent
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,120£1,125£1,062£1,619£1,626£1,535Portsmouth
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£198£199£188£90£91£86Brent
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£92£93£88£104£104£98Portsmouth
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.75£6.78£6.40£5.07£5.09£4.81Brent
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£353£355£335£419£421£398Portsmouth
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£102£102£97£143£144£136Portsmouth
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£78£78£74£71£71£67Brent
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£2,001£2,009£1,898£1,211£1,216£1,149Brent
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£561£563£532£352£353£334Brent
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£165£165£156£201£202£191Portsmouth
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.69£6.72£6.35£4.34£4.36£4.12Brent
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.42£4.44£4.19£4.68£4.70£4.44Portsmouth
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.06£4.08£3.85£2.90£2.91£2.75Brent
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026111.4143.6Portsmouth
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202627.720.1Brent
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.122.3Portsmouth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202657.463.8Portsmouth
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026176.7138.9Brent
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202618.715.5Brent

Total

Brent is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Portsmouth 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

Brent Portsmouth

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Brent £1.7bn, Portsmouth £900.1mPortsmouth: £900.1mBrent: £1.7bnPortsmouth: £904.0mBrent: £1.7bnPortsmouth: £853.8mBrent: £1.6bn

    £1.7bn£1.7bn£1.6bnBrent is higher£900.1m£904.0m£853.8m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Brent £503.6m, Portsmouth £387.1mPortsmouth: £387.1mBrent: £503.6mPortsmouth: £388.8mBrent: £505.8mPortsmouth: £367.2mBrent: £477.7m

    £503.6m£505.8m£477.7mBrent is higherDepends on how you count£387.1m£388.8m£367.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Brent £801.2m, Portsmouth £317.8mPortsmouth: £317.8mBrent: £801.2mPortsmouth: £319.1mBrent: £804.6mPortsmouth: £301.4mBrent: £759.9m

    £801.2m£804.6m£759.9mBrent is higher£317.8m£319.1m£301.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Brent £398.0m, Portsmouth £344.7mPortsmouth: £344.7mBrent: £398.0mPortsmouth: £346.1mBrent: £399.7mPortsmouth: £326.9mBrent: £377.5m

    £398.0m£399.7m£377.5mBrent is higherDepends on how you count£344.7m£346.1m£326.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Brent £70.4m, Portsmouth £19.3mPortsmouth: £19.3mBrent: £70.4mPortsmouth: £19.3mBrent: £70.7mPortsmouth: £18.3mBrent: £66.8m

    £70.4m£70.7m£66.8mBrent is higher£19.3m£19.3m£18.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Brent £32.8m, Portsmouth £22.1mPortsmouth: £22.1mBrent: £32.8mPortsmouth: £22.2mBrent: £33.0mPortsmouth: £21.0mBrent: £31.2m

    £32.8m£33.0m£31.2mBrent is higherDepends on how you count£22.1m£22.2m£21.0m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Brent £2.4m, Portsmouth £1.1mPortsmouth: £1.1mBrent: £2.4mPortsmouth: £1.1mBrent: £2.4mPortsmouth: £1.0mBrent: £2.3m

    £2.4m£2.4m£2.3mBrent is higher£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Brent £125.5m, Portsmouth £89.2mPortsmouth: £89.2mBrent: £125.5mPortsmouth: £89.6mBrent: £126.0mPortsmouth: £84.7mBrent: £119.0m

    £125.5m£126.0m£119.0mBrent is higherDepends on how you count£89.2m£89.6m£84.7m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Brent £36.3m, Portsmouth £30.5mPortsmouth: £30.5mBrent: £36.3mPortsmouth: £30.6mBrent: £36.4mPortsmouth: £28.9mBrent: £34.4m

    £36.3m£36.4m£34.4mBrent is higherDepends on how you count£30.5m£30.6m£28.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Brent £27.6m, Portsmouth £15.1mPortsmouth: £15.1mBrent: £27.6mPortsmouth: £15.1mBrent: £27.7mPortsmouth: £14.3mBrent: £26.2m

    £27.6m£27.7m£26.2mBrent is higher£15.1m£15.1m£14.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Brent £711.1m, Portsmouth £257.9mPortsmouth: £257.9mBrent: £711.1mPortsmouth: £259.0mBrent: £714.1mPortsmouth: £244.7mBrent: £674.5m

    £711.1m£714.1m£674.5mBrent is higher£257.9m£259.0m£244.7m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Brent £199.3m, Portsmouth £74.9mPortsmouth: £74.9mBrent: £199.3mPortsmouth: £75.2mBrent: £200.1mPortsmouth: £71.1mBrent: £189.0m

    £199.3m£200.1m£189.0mBrent is higher£74.9m£75.2m£71.1m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Brent £58.5m, Portsmouth £42.9mPortsmouth: £42.9mBrent: £58.5mPortsmouth: £43.1mBrent: £58.8mPortsmouth: £40.7mBrent: £55.5m

    £58.5m£58.8m£55.5mBrent is higherDepends on how you count£42.9m£43.1m£40.7m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Brent £2.4m, Portsmouth £0.93mPortsmouth: £0.93mBrent: £2.4mPortsmouth: £0.93mBrent: £2.4mPortsmouth: £0.88mBrent: £2.3m

    £2.4m£2.4m£2.3mBrent is higher£0.93m£0.93m£0.88m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Brent £1.6m, Portsmouth £1.00mPortsmouth: £1.00mBrent: £1.6mPortsmouth: £1.0mBrent: £1.6mPortsmouth: £0.95mBrent: £1.5m

    £1.6m£1.6m£1.5mBrent is higherDepends on how you count£1.00m£1.0m£0.95m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Brent £1.4m, Portsmouth £0.62mPortsmouth: £0.62mBrent: £1.4mPortsmouth: £0.62mBrent: £1.4mPortsmouth: £0.59mBrent: £1.4m

    £1.4mBrent is higher£0.62m£0.62m£0.59m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Brent 39,573, Portsmouth 30,580Portsmouth: 30,580Brent: 39,573

    39,573Brent is higherDepends on how you count30,580

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Brent 9,836, Portsmouth 4,287Portsmouth: 4,287Brent: 9,836

    9,836Brent is higher4,287

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Brent 6,802, Portsmouth 4,741Portsmouth: 4,741Brent: 6,802

    6,802Brent is higherDepends on how you count4,741

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Brent 20,383, Portsmouth 13,576Portsmouth: 13,576Brent: 20,383

    20,383Brent is higherDepends on how you count13,576

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Brent 62,813, Portsmouth 29,584Portsmouth: 29,584Brent: 62,813

    62,813Brent is higher29,584

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Brent 6,634, Portsmouth 3,310Portsmouth: 3,310Brent: 6,634

    6,634Brent is higher3,310

Show the numbers
Brent and Portsmouth, total
MeasureBrentPortsmouthHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.7bn£1.7bn£1.6bn£900.1m£904.0m£853.8mBrent
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£503.6m£505.8m£477.7m£387.1m£388.8m£367.2mBrent
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£801.2m£804.6m£759.9m£317.8m£319.1m£301.4mBrent
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£398.0m£399.7m£377.5m£344.7m£346.1m£326.9mBrent
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£70.4m£70.7m£66.8m£19.3m£19.3m£18.3mBrent
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£32.8m£33.0m£31.2m£22.1m£22.2m£21.0mBrent
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£2.4m£2.4m£2.3m£1.1m£1.1m£1.0mBrent
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£125.5m£126.0m£119.0m£89.2m£89.6m£84.7mBrent
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£36.3m£36.4m£34.4m£30.5m£30.6m£28.9mBrent
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£27.6m£27.7m£26.2m£15.1m£15.1m£14.3mBrent
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£711.1m£714.1m£674.5m£257.9m£259.0m£244.7mBrent
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£199.3m£200.1m£189.0m£74.9m£75.2m£71.1mBrent
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£58.5m£58.8m£55.5m£42.9m£43.1m£40.7mBrent
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£2.4m£2.4m£2.3m£0.93m£0.93m£0.88mBrent
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m£1.00m£1.0m£0.95mBrent
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.4m£0.62m£0.62m£0.59mBrent
State Pensiontotal, March 202639,57330,580Brent
Pension Credittotal, March 20269,8364,287Brent
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20266,8024,741Brent
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202620,38313,576Brent
Universal Credittotal, May 202662,81329,584Brent
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20266,6343,310Brent

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.