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Brent and Greenwich
Brent is higher than Greenwich on 14 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 16 of 22 per resident and 20 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.
Per person in the age group
Brent is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Greenwich 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 Greenwich
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,691£4,711£4,450Brent is higher£3,946£3,962£3,743
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,621£12,674£11,971Greenwich is higherDepends on how you count£12,749£12,803£12,093
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£3,230£3,244£3,064Brent is higher£2,446£2,457£2,320
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£9,974£10,016£9,461Greenwich is higherDepends on how you count£10,600£10,645£10,055
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£1,764£1,771£1,673Brent is higher£1,361£1,367£1,291
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£823£827£781Brent is higher£734£738£697
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£60£60£57Brent is higher£53£53£51
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£353£355£335Greenwich is higherDepends on how you count£402£404£382
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£102£102£97Greenwich is higher£137£138£130
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£111£112£106Brent is higher£98£99£93
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2,867£2,879£2,719Brent is higher£2,054£2,063£1,949
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£561£563£532Brent is higher£410£411£389
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£236£237£224Greenwich is higherDepends on how you count£273£274£259
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£9.59£9.63£9.10Greenwich is higherDepends on how you count£10£10£9.84
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£6.33£6.35£6.00Greenwich is higher£9.74£9.78£9.24
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4.06£4.08£3.85Brent is higher£3.49£3.50£3.31
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
991.7Brent is higher988.9
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
246.5Brent is higher221.5
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
170.5Brent is higher152.0
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
57.4Greenwich is higherDepends on how you count61.9
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
253.3Brent is higher208.3
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
26.8Brent is higher22.2
Show the numbers
| Measure | Brent | Greenwich | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,691£4,711£4,450 | £3,946£3,962£3,743 | Brent |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,621£12,674£11,971 | £12,749£12,803£12,093 | Greenwich |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £3,230£3,244£3,064 | £2,446£2,457£2,320 | Brent |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £9,974£10,016£9,461 | £10,600£10,645£10,055 | Greenwich |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £1,764£1,771£1,673 | £1,361£1,367£1,291 | Brent |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £823£827£781 | £734£738£697 | Brent |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £60£60£57 | £53£53£51 | Brent |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £353£355£335 | £402£404£382 | Greenwich |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £102£102£97 | £137£138£130 | Greenwich |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £111£112£106 | £98£99£93 | Brent |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2,867£2,879£2,719 | £2,054£2,063£1,949 | Brent |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £561£563£532 | £410£411£389 | Brent |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £236£237£224 | £273£274£259 | Greenwich |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £9.59£9.63£9.10 | £10£10£9.84 | Greenwich |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £6.33£6.35£6.00 | £9.74£9.78£9.24 | Greenwich |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4.06£4.08£3.85 | £3.49£3.50£3.31 | Brent |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 991.7 | 988.9 | Brent |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 246.5 | 221.5 | Brent |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 170.5 | 152.0 | Brent |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 57.4 | 61.9 | Greenwich |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 253.3 | 208.3 | Brent |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 26.8 | 22.2 | Brent |
Per resident
Brent is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Greenwich 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
Brent Greenwich
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,691£4,711£4,450Brent is higher£3,946£3,962£3,743
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,417£1,423£1,344Brent is higherDepends on how you count£1,275£1,280£1,209
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,254£2,264£2,138Brent is higher£1,718£1,726£1,630
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£1,120£1,125£1,062Brent is higherDepends on how you count£1,060£1,064£1,005
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£198£199£188Brent is higher£136£137£129
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£92£93£88Brent is higher£73£74£70
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£6.75£6.78£6.40Brent is higher£5.32£5.35£5.05
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£353£355£335Greenwich is higherDepends on how you count£402£404£382
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£102£102£97Greenwich is higher£137£138£130
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£78£78£74Brent is higher£69£69£65
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£2,001£2,009£1,898Brent is higher£1,443£1,449£1,369
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£561£563£532Brent is higher£410£411£389
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£165£165£156Greenwich is higherDepends on how you count£192£193£182
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£6.69£6.72£6.35Greenwich is higherDepends on how you count£7.28£7.32£6.91
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£4.42£4.44£4.19Greenwich is higher£6.84£6.87£6.49
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4.06£4.08£3.85Brent is higher£3.49£3.50£3.31
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
111.4Brent is higher98.9
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
27.7Brent is higher22.1
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
19.1Brent is higher15.2
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
57.4Greenwich is higherDepends on how you count61.9
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
176.7Brent is higher146.3
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
18.7Brent is higher15.6
Show the numbers
| Measure | Brent | Greenwich | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,691£4,711£4,450 | £3,946£3,962£3,743 | Brent |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,417£1,423£1,344 | £1,275£1,280£1,209 | Brent |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,254£2,264£2,138 | £1,718£1,726£1,630 | Brent |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £1,120£1,125£1,062 | £1,060£1,064£1,005 | Brent |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £198£199£188 | £136£137£129 | Brent |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £92£93£88 | £73£74£70 | Brent |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £6.75£6.78£6.40 | £5.32£5.35£5.05 | Brent |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £353£355£335 | £402£404£382 | Greenwich |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £102£102£97 | £137£138£130 | Greenwich |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £78£78£74 | £69£69£65 | Brent |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £2,001£2,009£1,898 | £1,443£1,449£1,369 | Brent |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £561£563£532 | £410£411£389 | Brent |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £165£165£156 | £192£193£182 | Greenwich |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £6.69£6.72£6.35 | £7.28£7.32£6.91 | Greenwich |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £4.42£4.44£4.19 | £6.84£6.87£6.49 | Greenwich |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4.06£4.08£3.85 | £3.49£3.50£3.31 | Brent |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 111.4 | 98.9 | Brent |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 27.7 | 22.1 | Brent |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 19.1 | 15.2 | Brent |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 57.4 | 61.9 | Greenwich |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 176.7 | 146.3 | Brent |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 18.7 | 15.6 | Brent |
Total
Brent is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and Greenwich on 2. 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 Greenwich
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£1.7bn£1.7bn£1.6bnBrent is higher£1.2bn£1.2bn£1.1bn
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£503.6m£505.8m£477.7mBrent is higherDepends on how you count£384.0m£385.6m£364.3m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£801.2m£804.6m£759.9mBrent is higher£517.7m£519.9m£491.0m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£398.0m£399.7m£377.5mBrent is higherDepends on how you count£319.3m£320.7m£302.9m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£70.4m£70.7m£66.8mBrent is higher£41.0m£41.2m£38.9m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£32.8m£33.0m£31.2mBrent is higher£22.1m£22.2m£21.0m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£2.4m£2.4m£2.3mBrent is higher£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£125.5m£126.0m£119.0mBrent is higherDepends on how you count£121.2m£121.7m£115.0m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£36.3m£36.4m£34.4mGreenwich is higher£41.2m£41.4m£39.1m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£27.6m£27.7m£26.2mBrent is higher£20.8m£20.9m£19.7m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£711.1m£714.1m£674.5mBrent is higher£434.8m£436.6m£412.4m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£199.3m£200.1m£189.0mBrent is higher£123.4m£124.0m£117.1m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£58.5m£58.8m£55.5mBrent is higherDepends on how you count£57.8m£58.1m£54.9m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£2.4m£2.4m£2.3mBrent is higherDepends on how you count£2.2m£2.2m£2.1m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£1.6m£1.6m£1.5mGreenwich is higher£2.1m£2.1m£2.0m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£1.4mBrent is higher£1.1m£1.1m£1.00m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
39,573Brent is higher29,786
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
9,836Brent is higher6,671
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
6,802Brent is higher4,578
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
20,383Brent is higherDepends on how you count18,651
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
62,813Brent is higher44,070
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
6,634Brent is higher4,703
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| Measure | Brent | Greenwich | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £1.7bn£1.7bn£1.6bn | £1.2bn£1.2bn£1.1bn | Brent |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £503.6m£505.8m£477.7m | £384.0m£385.6m£364.3m | Brent |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £801.2m£804.6m£759.9m | £517.7m£519.9m£491.0m | Brent |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £398.0m£399.7m£377.5m | £319.3m£320.7m£302.9m | Brent |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £70.4m£70.7m£66.8m | £41.0m£41.2m£38.9m | Brent |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £32.8m£33.0m£31.2m | £22.1m£22.2m£21.0m | Brent |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £2.4m£2.4m£2.3m | £1.6m£1.6m£1.5m | Brent |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £125.5m£126.0m£119.0m | £121.2m£121.7m£115.0m | Brent |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £36.3m£36.4m£34.4m | £41.2m£41.4m£39.1m | Greenwich |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £27.6m£27.7m£26.2m | £20.8m£20.9m£19.7m | Brent |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £711.1m£714.1m£674.5m | £434.8m£436.6m£412.4m | Brent |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £199.3m£200.1m£189.0m | £123.4m£124.0m£117.1m | Brent |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £58.5m£58.8m£55.5m | £57.8m£58.1m£54.9m | Brent |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £2.4m£2.4m£2.3m | £2.2m£2.2m£2.1m | Brent |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £1.6m£1.6m£1.5m | £2.1m£2.1m£2.0m | Greenwich |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £1.4m | £1.1m£1.1m£1.00m | Brent |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 39,573 | 29,786 | Brent |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 9,836 | 6,671 | Brent |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 6,802 | 4,578 | Brent |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 20,383 | 18,651 | Brent |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 62,813 | 44,070 | Brent |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 6,634 | 4,703 | Brent |
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.