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Brent and Hackney

355,398 and 268,651 residents (mid-2024).

Brent is higher than Hackney on 1 of 21 measures per person in the age group, 6 of 21 per resident and 16 of 22 in total.

On 15 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 1 of 21 measures, and Hackney on 20. 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 Hackney

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Brent £4,691, Hackney £4,954Hackney: £4,954Brent: £4,691Hackney: £4,975Brent: £4,711Hackney: £4,699Brent: £4,450

    £4,691£4,711£4,450Hackney is higherDepends on how you count£4,954£4,975£4,699

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Brent £12,621, Hackney £13,766Hackney: £13,766Brent: £12,621Hackney: £13,824Brent: £12,674Hackney: £13,057Brent: £11,971

    £12,621£12,674£11,971Hackney is higherDepends on how you count£13,766£13,824£13,057

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Brent £3,230, Hackney £3,345Hackney: £3,345Brent: £3,230Hackney: £3,359Brent: £3,244Hackney: £3,173Brent: £3,064

    £3,230£3,244£3,064Hackney is higherDepends on how you count£3,345£3,359£3,173

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Brent £9,974, Hackney £10,252Hackney: £10,252Brent: £9,974Hackney: £10,296Brent: £10,016Hackney: £9,725Brent: £9,461

    £9,974£10,016£9,461Hackney is higherDepends on how you count£10,252£10,296£9,725

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Brent £1,764, Hackney £2,503Hackney: £2,503Brent: £1,764Hackney: £2,513Brent: £1,771Hackney: £2,374Brent: £1,673

    £1,764£1,771£1,673Hackney is higherDepends on how you count£2,503£2,513£2,374

  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, Hackney £916Hackney: £916Brent: £823Hackney: £920Brent: £827Hackney: £869Brent: £781

    £823£827£781Hackney is higherDepends on how you count£916£920£869

  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, Hackney £95Hackney: £95Brent: £60Hackney: £95Brent: £60Hackney: £90Brent: £57

    £60£60£57Hackney is higherDepends on how you count£95£95£90

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Brent £353, Hackney £469Hackney: £469Brent: £353Hackney: £471Brent: £355Hackney: £445Brent: £335

    £353£355£335Hackney is higher£469£471£445

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Brent £102, Hackney £154Hackney: £154Brent: £102Hackney: £154Brent: £102Hackney: £146Brent: £97

    £102£102£97Hackney is higher£154£154£146

  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, Hackney £117Hackney: £117Brent: £111Hackney: £118Brent: £112Hackney: £111Brent: £106

    £111£112£106Hackney is higherDepends on how you count£117£118£111

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Brent £2,867, Hackney £2,840Hackney: £2,840Brent: £2,867Hackney: £2,852Brent: £2,879Hackney: £2,694Brent: £2,719

    £2,867£2,879£2,719Brent is higherDepends on how you count£2,840£2,852£2,694

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Brent £561, Hackney £794Hackney: £794Brent: £561Hackney: £797Brent: £563Hackney: £753Brent: £532

    £561£563£532Hackney is higher£794£797£753

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Brent £236, Hackney £364Hackney: £364Brent: £236Hackney: £366Brent: £237Hackney: £345Brent: £224

    £236£237£224Hackney is higher£364£366£345

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Brent £9.59, Hackney £13Hackney: £13Brent: £9.59Hackney: £13Brent: £9.63Hackney: £13Brent: £9.10

    £9.59£9.63£9.10Hackney is higher£13

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Brent £6.33, Hackney £10Hackney: £10Brent: £6.33Hackney: £10Brent: £6.35Hackney: £9.68Brent: £6.00

    £6.33£6.35£6.00Hackney is higher£10£10£9.68

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Brent £4.06, Hackney £4.06Hackney: £4.06Brent: £4.06Hackney: £4.08Brent: £4.08Hackney: £3.85Brent: £3.85

    £4.06£4.08£3.85No difference to show£4.06£4.08£3.85

  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, Hackney 1,063.5Hackney: 1,063.5Brent: 991.7

    991.7Hackney is higherDepends on how you count1,063.5

  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, Hackney 397.3Hackney: 397.3Brent: 246.5

    246.5Hackney is higherDepends on how you count397.3

  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, Hackney 187.2Hackney: 187.2Brent: 170.5

    170.5Hackney is higherDepends on how you count187.2

  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, Hackney 71.3Hackney: 71.3Brent: 57.4

    57.4Hackney is higherDepends on how you count71.3

  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, Hackney 262.4Hackney: 262.4Brent: 253.3

    253.3Hackney is higherDepends on how you count262.4

  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, Hackney 27.0Hackney: 27.0Brent: 26.8

    26.8Hackney is higherDepends on how you count27.0

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Brent and Hackney, per person in the age group
MeasureBrentHackneyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,691£4,711£4,450£4,954£4,975£4,699Hackney
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,621£12,674£11,971£13,766£13,824£13,057Hackney
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3,230£3,244£3,064£3,345£3,359£3,173Hackney
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£9,974£10,016£9,461£10,252£10,296£9,725Hackney
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£1,764£1,771£1,673£2,503£2,513£2,374Hackney
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£823£827£781£916£920£869Hackney
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£60£60£57£95£95£90Hackney
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£353£355£335£469£471£445Hackney
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£102£102£97£154£154£146Hackney
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£111£112£106£117£118£111Hackney
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,867£2,879£2,719£2,840£2,852£2,694Brent
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£561£563£532£794£797£753Hackney
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£236£237£224£364£366£345Hackney
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.59£9.63£9.10£13Hackney
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.33£6.35£6.00£10£10£9.68Hackney
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.06£4.08£3.85£4.06£4.08£3.85
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026991.71,063.5Hackney
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026246.5397.3Hackney
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026170.5187.2Hackney
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202657.471.3Hackney
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026253.3262.4Hackney
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202626.827.0Hackney

Per resident

Brent is higher on 6 of 21 measures, and Hackney on 15. 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 Hackney

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Brent £4,691, Hackney £4,954Hackney: £4,954Brent: £4,691Hackney: £4,975Brent: £4,711Hackney: £4,699Brent: £4,450

    £4,691£4,711£4,450Hackney is higherDepends on how you count£4,954£4,975£4,699

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Brent £1,417, Hackney £1,065Hackney: £1,065Brent: £1,417Hackney: £1,069Brent: £1,423Hackney: £1,010Brent: £1,344

    £1,417£1,423£1,344Brent is higherDepends on how you count£1,065£1,069£1,010

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Brent £2,254, Hackney £2,469Hackney: £2,469Brent: £2,254Hackney: £2,479Brent: £2,264Hackney: £2,342Brent: £2,138

    £2,254£2,264£2,138Hackney is higherDepends on how you count£2,469£2,479£2,342

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Brent £1,120, Hackney £793Hackney: £793Brent: £1,120Hackney: £796Brent: £1,125Hackney: £752Brent: £1,062

    £1,120£1,125£1,062Brent is higherDepends on how you count£793£796£752

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Brent £198, Hackney £194Hackney: £194Brent: £198Hackney: £194Brent: £199Hackney: £184Brent: £188

    £198£199£188Brent is higherDepends on how you count£194£194£184

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Brent £92, Hackney £71Hackney: £71Brent: £92Hackney: £71Brent: £93Hackney: £67Brent: £88

    £92£93£88Brent is higherDepends on how you count£71£71£67

  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, Hackney £7.35Hackney: £7.35Brent: £6.75Hackney: £7.38Brent: £6.78Hackney: £6.97Brent: £6.40

    £6.75£6.78£6.40Hackney is higherDepends on how you count£7.35£7.38£6.97

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Brent £353, Hackney £469Hackney: £469Brent: £353Hackney: £471Brent: £355Hackney: £445Brent: £335

    £353£355£335Hackney is higher£469£471£445

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Brent £102, Hackney £154Hackney: £154Brent: £102Hackney: £154Brent: £102Hackney: £146Brent: £97

    £102£102£97Hackney is higher£154£154£146

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Brent £78, Hackney £87Hackney: £87Brent: £78Hackney: £87Brent: £78Hackney: £82Brent: £74

    £78£78£74Hackney is higherDepends on how you count£87£87£82

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Brent £2,001, Hackney £2,096Hackney: £2,096Brent: £2,001Hackney: £2,105Brent: £2,009Hackney: £1,988Brent: £1,898

    £2,001£2,009£1,898Hackney is higherDepends on how you count£2,096£2,105£1,988

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Brent £561, Hackney £794Hackney: £794Brent: £561Hackney: £797Brent: £563Hackney: £753Brent: £532

    £561£563£532Hackney is higher£794£797£753

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Brent £165, Hackney £269Hackney: £269Brent: £165Hackney: £270Brent: £165Hackney: £255Brent: £156

    £165£165£156Hackney is higher£269£270£255

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Brent £6.69, Hackney £9.84Hackney: £9.84Brent: £6.69Hackney: £9.88Brent: £6.72Hackney: £9.33Brent: £6.35

    £6.69£6.72£6.35Hackney is higher£9.84£9.88£9.33

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Brent £4.42, Hackney £7.54Hackney: £7.54Brent: £4.42Hackney: £7.57Brent: £4.44Hackney: £7.15Brent: £4.19

    £4.42£4.44£4.19Hackney is higher£7.54£7.57£7.15

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Brent £4.06, Hackney £4.06Hackney: £4.06Brent: £4.06Hackney: £4.08Brent: £4.08Hackney: £3.85Brent: £3.85

    £4.06£4.08£3.85No difference to show£4.06£4.08£3.85

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Brent 111.4, Hackney 82.3Hackney: 82.3Brent: 111.4

    111.4Brent is higherDepends on how you count82.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Brent 27.7, Hackney 30.7Hackney: 30.7Brent: 27.7

    27.7Hackney is higherDepends on how you count30.7

  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, Hackney 14.5Hackney: 14.5Brent: 19.1

    19.1Brent is higherDepends on how you count14.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Brent 57.4, Hackney 71.3Hackney: 71.3Brent: 57.4

    57.4Hackney is higherDepends on how you count71.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Brent 176.7, Hackney 193.7Hackney: 193.7Brent: 176.7

    176.7Hackney is higherDepends on how you count193.7

  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, Hackney 19.9Hackney: 19.9Brent: 18.7

    18.7Hackney is higherDepends on how you count19.9

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Brent and Hackney, per resident
MeasureBrentHackneyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,691£4,711£4,450£4,954£4,975£4,699Hackney
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,417£1,423£1,344£1,065£1,069£1,010Brent
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,254£2,264£2,138£2,469£2,479£2,342Hackney
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,120£1,125£1,062£793£796£752Brent
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£198£199£188£194£194£184Brent
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£92£93£88£71£71£67Brent
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.75£6.78£6.40£7.35£7.38£6.97Hackney
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£353£355£335£469£471£445Hackney
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£102£102£97£154£154£146Hackney
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£78£78£74£87£87£82Hackney
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£2,001£2,009£1,898£2,096£2,105£1,988Hackney
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£561£563£532£794£797£753Hackney
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£165£165£156£269£270£255Hackney
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.69£6.72£6.35£9.84£9.88£9.33Hackney
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.42£4.44£4.19£7.54£7.57£7.15Hackney
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.06£4.08£3.85£4.06£4.08£3.85
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026111.482.3Brent
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202627.730.7Hackney
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.114.5Brent
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202657.471.3Hackney
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026176.7193.7Hackney
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202618.719.9Hackney

Total

Brent is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Hackney 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 Hackney

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Brent £1.7bn, Hackney £1.3bnHackney: £1.3bnBrent: £1.7bnHackney: £1.3bnBrent: £1.7bnHackney: £1.3bnBrent: £1.6bn

    £1.7bn£1.7bn£1.6bnBrent is higherDepends on how you count£1.3bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Brent £503.6m, Hackney £286.0mHackney: £286.0mBrent: £503.6mHackney: £287.2mBrent: £505.8mHackney: £271.3mBrent: £477.7m

    £503.6m£505.8m£477.7mBrent is higherDepends on how you count£286.0m£287.2m£271.3m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Brent £801.2m, Hackney £663.3mHackney: £663.3mBrent: £801.2mHackney: £666.1mBrent: £804.6mHackney: £629.1mBrent: £759.9m

    £801.2m£804.6m£759.9mBrent is higherDepends on how you count£663.3m£666.1m£629.1m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Brent £398.0m, Hackney £213.0mHackney: £213.0mBrent: £398.0mHackney: £213.9mBrent: £399.7mHackney: £202.1mBrent: £377.5m

    £398.0m£399.7m£377.5mBrent is higherDepends on how you count£213.0m£213.9m£202.1m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Brent £70.4m, Hackney £52.0mHackney: £52.0mBrent: £70.4mHackney: £52.2mBrent: £70.7mHackney: £49.3mBrent: £66.8m

    £70.4m£70.7m£66.8mBrent is higherDepends on how you count£52.0m£52.2m£49.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Brent £32.8m, Hackney £19.0mHackney: £19.0mBrent: £32.8mHackney: £19.1mBrent: £33.0mHackney: £18.0mBrent: £31.2m

    £32.8m£33.0m£31.2mBrent is higherDepends on how you count£19.0m£19.1m£18.0m

  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, Hackney £2.0mHackney: £2.0mBrent: £2.4mHackney: £2.0mBrent: £2.4mHackney: £1.9mBrent: £2.3m

    £2.4m£2.4m£2.3mBrent is higherDepends on how you count£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Brent £125.5m, Hackney £126.0mHackney: £126.0mBrent: £125.5mHackney: £126.6mBrent: £126.0mHackney: £119.6mBrent: £119.0m

    £125.5m£126.0m£119.0mHackney is higher£126.0m£126.6m£119.6m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Brent £36.3m, Hackney £41.3mHackney: £41.3mBrent: £36.3mHackney: £41.4mBrent: £36.4mHackney: £39.1mBrent: £34.4m

    £36.3m£36.4m£34.4mHackney is higher£41.3m£41.4m£39.1m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Brent £27.6m, Hackney £23.3mHackney: £23.3mBrent: £27.6mHackney: £23.4mBrent: £27.7mHackney: £22.1mBrent: £26.2m

    £27.6m£27.7m£26.2mBrent is higherDepends on how you count£23.3m£23.4m£22.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Brent £711.1m, Hackney £563.1mHackney: £563.1mBrent: £711.1mHackney: £565.5mBrent: £714.1mHackney: £534.1mBrent: £674.5m

    £711.1m£714.1m£674.5mBrent is higherDepends on how you count£563.1m£565.5m£534.1m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Brent £199.3m, Hackney £213.3mHackney: £213.3mBrent: £199.3mHackney: £214.2mBrent: £200.1mHackney: £202.3mBrent: £189.0m

    £199.3m£200.1m£189.0mHackney is higher£213.3m£214.2m£202.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Brent £58.5m, Hackney £72.2mHackney: £72.2mBrent: £58.5mHackney: £72.5mBrent: £58.8mHackney: £68.5mBrent: £55.5m

    £58.5m£58.8m£55.5mHackney is higher£72.2m£72.5m£68.5m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Brent £2.4m, Hackney £2.6mHackney: £2.6mBrent: £2.4mHackney: £2.7mBrent: £2.4mHackney: £2.5mBrent: £2.3m

    £2.4m£2.4m£2.3mHackney is higher£2.6m£2.7m£2.5m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Brent £1.6m, Hackney £2.0mHackney: £2.0mBrent: £1.6mHackney: £2.0mBrent: £1.6mHackney: £1.9mBrent: £1.5m

    £1.6m£1.6m£1.5mHackney is higher£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Brent £1.4m, Hackney £1.1mHackney: £1.1mBrent: £1.4mHackney: £1.1mBrent: £1.4mHackney: £1.0mBrent: £1.4m

    £1.4mBrent is higher£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Brent 39,573, Hackney 22,098Hackney: 22,098Brent: 39,573

    39,573Brent is higherDepends on how you count22,098

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Brent 9,836, Hackney 8,254Hackney: 8,254Brent: 9,836

    9,836Brent is higherDepends on how you count8,254

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Brent 6,802, Hackney 3,889Hackney: 3,889Brent: 6,802

    6,802Brent is higherDepends on how you count3,889

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Brent 20,383, Hackney 19,149Hackney: 19,149Brent: 20,383

    20,383Brent is higherDepends on how you count19,149

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Brent 62,813, Hackney 52,043Hackney: 52,043Brent: 62,813

    62,813Brent is higherDepends on how you count52,043

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Brent 6,634, Hackney 5,353Hackney: 5,353Brent: 6,634

    6,634Brent is higherDepends on how you count5,353

Show the numbers
Brent and Hackney, total
MeasureBrentHackneyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.7bn£1.7bn£1.6bn£1.3bnBrent
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£503.6m£505.8m£477.7m£286.0m£287.2m£271.3mBrent
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£801.2m£804.6m£759.9m£663.3m£666.1m£629.1mBrent
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£398.0m£399.7m£377.5m£213.0m£213.9m£202.1mBrent
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£70.4m£70.7m£66.8m£52.0m£52.2m£49.3mBrent
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£32.8m£33.0m£31.2m£19.0m£19.1m£18.0mBrent
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£2.4m£2.4m£2.3m£2.0m£2.0m£1.9mBrent
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£125.5m£126.0m£119.0m£126.0m£126.6m£119.6mHackney
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£36.3m£36.4m£34.4m£41.3m£41.4m£39.1mHackney
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£27.6m£27.7m£26.2m£23.3m£23.4m£22.1mBrent
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£711.1m£714.1m£674.5m£563.1m£565.5m£534.1mBrent
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£199.3m£200.1m£189.0m£213.3m£214.2m£202.3mHackney
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£58.5m£58.8m£55.5m£72.2m£72.5m£68.5mHackney
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£2.4m£2.4m£2.3m£2.6m£2.7m£2.5mHackney
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m£2.0m£2.0m£1.9mHackney
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.4m£1.1m£1.1m£1.0mBrent
State Pensiontotal, March 202639,57322,098Brent
Pension Credittotal, March 20269,8368,254Brent
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20266,8023,889Brent
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202620,38319,149Brent
Universal Credittotal, May 202662,81352,043Brent
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20266,6345,353Brent

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.
  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.
  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.