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Camden and Cambridge

220,558 and 151,666 residents (mid-2024).

Camden is higher than Cambridge on 20 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 21 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 2 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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Per person in the age group

Camden is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and Cambridge 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

Camden Cambridge

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Camden £4,365, Cambridge £2,584Cambridge: £2,584Camden: £4,365Cambridge: £2,595Camden: £4,384Cambridge: £2,451Camden: £4,140

    £4,365£4,384£4,140Camden is higher£2,584£2,595£2,451

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Camden £13,069, Cambridge £11,933Cambridge: £11,933Camden: £13,069Cambridge: £11,984Camden: £13,124Cambridge: £11,319Camden: £12,396

    £13,069£13,124£12,396Camden is higher£11,933£11,984£11,319

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Camden £2,272, Cambridge £1,064Cambridge: £1,064Camden: £2,272Cambridge: £1,068Camden: £2,282Cambridge: £1,009Camden: £2,155

    £2,272£2,282£2,155Camden is higher£1,064£1,068£1,009

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Camden £10,626, Cambridge £10,889Cambridge: £10,889Camden: £10,626Cambridge: £10,936Camden: £10,671Cambridge: £10,329Camden: £10,079

    £10,626£10,671£10,079Cambridge is higherDepends on how you count£10,889£10,936£10,329

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Camden £1,669, Cambridge £490Cambridge: £490Camden: £1,669Cambridge: £492Camden: £1,676Cambridge: £465Camden: £1,583

    £1,669£1,676£1,583Camden is higher£490£492£465

  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: Camden £709, Cambridge £530Cambridge: £530Camden: £709Cambridge: £532Camden: £712Cambridge: £503Camden: £673

    £709£712£673Camden is higher£530£532£503

  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: Camden £64, Cambridge £24Cambridge: £24Camden: £64Cambridge: £24Camden: £65Cambridge: £23Camden: £61

    £64£65£61Camden is higher£24£24£23

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Camden £442, Cambridge £245Cambridge: £245Camden: £442Cambridge: £246Camden: £443Cambridge: £233Camden: £419

    £442£443£419Camden is higher£245£246£233

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Camden £112, Cambridge £56Cambridge: £56Camden: £112Cambridge: £56Camden: £112Cambridge: £53Camden: £106

    £112£112£106Camden is higher£56£56£53

  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: Camden £97, Cambridge £41Cambridge: £41Camden: £97Cambridge: £41Camden: £98Cambridge: £39Camden: £92

    £97£98£92Camden is higher£41£41£39

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Camden £1,782, Cambridge £840Cambridge: £840Camden: £1,782Cambridge: £844Camden: £1,789Cambridge: £797Camden: £1,690

    £1,782£1,789£1,690Camden is higher£840£844£797

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Camden £655, Cambridge £195Cambridge: £195Camden: £655Cambridge: £196Camden: £658Cambridge: £185Camden: £621

    £655£658£621Camden is higher£195£196£185

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Camden £375, Cambridge £175Cambridge: £175Camden: £375Cambridge: £175Camden: £376Cambridge: £166Camden: £356

    £375£376£356Camden is higher£175£175£166

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Camden £8.20, Cambridge £5.43Cambridge: £5.43Camden: £8.20Cambridge: £5.45Camden: £8.24Cambridge: £5.15Camden: £7.78

    £8.20£8.24£7.78Camden is higher£5.43£5.45£5.15

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Camden £10, Cambridge £2.38Cambridge: £2.38Camden: £10Cambridge: £2.39Camden: £10Cambridge: £2.26Camden: £9.50

    £10£10£9.50Camden is higher£2.38£2.39£2.26

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Camden £3.44, Cambridge £3.75Cambridge: £3.75Camden: £3.44Cambridge: £3.77Camden: £3.45Cambridge: £3.56Camden: £3.26

    £3.44£3.45£3.26Cambridge is higherDepends on how you count£3.75£3.77£3.56

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Camden 992.1, Cambridge 956.3Cambridge: 956.3Camden: 992.1

    992.1Camden is higher956.3

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Camden 265.1, Cambridge 97.5Cambridge: 97.5Camden: 265.1

    265.1Camden is higher97.5

  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: Camden 142.0, Cambridge 110.8Cambridge: 110.8Camden: 142.0

    142.0Camden is higher110.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Camden 65.2, Cambridge 36.1Cambridge: 36.1Camden: 65.2

    65.2Camden is higher36.1

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Camden 181.1, Cambridge 95.6Cambridge: 95.6Camden: 181.1

    181.1Camden is higher95.6

  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: Camden 21.9, Cambridge 9.2Cambridge: 9.2Camden: 21.9

    21.9Camden is higher9.2

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Camden and Cambridge, per person in the age group
MeasureCamdenCambridgeHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,365£4,384£4,140£2,584£2,595£2,451Camden
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,069£13,124£12,396£11,933£11,984£11,319Camden
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,272£2,282£2,155£1,064£1,068£1,009Camden
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£10,626£10,671£10,079£10,889£10,936£10,329Cambridge
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£1,669£1,676£1,583£490£492£465Camden
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£709£712£673£530£532£503Camden
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£64£65£61£24£24£23Camden
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£442£443£419£245£246£233Camden
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£112£112£106£56£56£53Camden
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£97£98£92£41£41£39Camden
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,782£1,789£1,690£840£844£797Camden
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£655£658£621£195£196£185Camden
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£375£376£356£175£175£166Camden
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.20£8.24£7.78£5.43£5.45£5.15Camden
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£10£10£9.50£2.38£2.39£2.26Camden
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3.44£3.45£3.26£3.75£3.77£3.56Cambridge
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026992.1956.3Camden
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026265.197.5Camden
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026142.0110.8Camden
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202665.236.1Camden
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026181.195.6Camden
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202621.99.2Camden

Per resident

Camden is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and Cambridge 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

Camden Cambridge

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Camden £4,365, Cambridge £2,584Cambridge: £2,584Camden: £4,365Cambridge: £2,595Camden: £4,384Cambridge: £2,451Camden: £4,140

    £4,365£4,384£4,140Camden is higher£2,584£2,595£2,451

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Camden £1,464, Cambridge £1,291Cambridge: £1,291Camden: £1,464Cambridge: £1,297Camden: £1,470Cambridge: £1,225Camden: £1,389

    £1,464£1,470£1,389Camden is higher£1,291£1,297£1,225

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Camden £1,689, Cambridge £793Cambridge: £793Camden: £1,689Cambridge: £796Camden: £1,696Cambridge: £752Camden: £1,602

    £1,689£1,696£1,602Camden is higher£793£796£752

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Camden £1,190, Cambridge £1,178Cambridge: £1,178Camden: £1,190Cambridge: £1,183Camden: £1,196Cambridge: £1,118Camden: £1,129

    £1,190£1,196£1,129Camden is higherDepends on how you count£1,178£1,183£1,118

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Camden £187, Cambridge £53Cambridge: £53Camden: £187Cambridge: £53Camden: £188Cambridge: £50Camden: £177

    £187£188£177Camden is higher£53£53£50

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Camden £79, Cambridge £57Cambridge: £57Camden: £79Cambridge: £58Camden: £80Cambridge: £54Camden: £75

    £79£80£75Camden is higher£57£58£54

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Camden £7.21, Cambridge £2.57Cambridge: £2.57Camden: £7.21Cambridge: £2.58Camden: £7.24Cambridge: £2.44Camden: £6.84

    £7.21£7.24£6.84Camden is higher£2.57£2.58£2.44

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Camden £442, Cambridge £245Cambridge: £245Camden: £442Cambridge: £246Camden: £443Cambridge: £233Camden: £419

    £442£443£419Camden is higher£245£246£233

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Camden £112, Cambridge £56Cambridge: £56Camden: £112Cambridge: £56Camden: £112Cambridge: £53Camden: £106

    £112£112£106Camden is higher£56£56£53

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Camden £72, Cambridge £31Cambridge: £31Camden: £72Cambridge: £31Camden: £73Cambridge: £29Camden: £69

    £72£73£69Camden is higher£31£31£29

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Camden £1,325, Cambridge £626Cambridge: £626Camden: £1,325Cambridge: £629Camden: £1,330Cambridge: £594Camden: £1,256

    £1,325£1,330£1,256Camden is higher£626£629£594

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Camden £655, Cambridge £195Cambridge: £195Camden: £655Cambridge: £196Camden: £658Cambridge: £185Camden: £621

    £655£658£621Camden is higher£195£196£185

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Camden £279, Cambridge £130Cambridge: £130Camden: £279Cambridge: £131Camden: £280Cambridge: £123Camden: £264

    £279£280£264Camden is higher£130£131£123

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Camden £6.09, Cambridge £4.05Cambridge: £4.05Camden: £6.09Cambridge: £4.07Camden: £6.12Cambridge: £3.84Camden: £5.78

    £6.09£6.12£5.78Camden is higher£4.05£4.07£3.84

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Camden £7.44, Cambridge £1.77Cambridge: £1.77Camden: £7.44Cambridge: £1.78Camden: £7.47Cambridge: £1.68Camden: £7.06

    £7.44£7.47£7.06Camden is higher£1.77£1.78£1.68

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Camden £3.44, Cambridge £3.75Cambridge: £3.75Camden: £3.44Cambridge: £3.77Camden: £3.45Cambridge: £3.56Camden: £3.26

    £3.44£3.45£3.26Cambridge is higherDepends on how you count£3.75£3.77£3.56

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Camden 111.2, Cambridge 103.5Cambridge: 103.5Camden: 111.2

    111.2Camden is higher103.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Camden 29.7, Cambridge 10.6Cambridge: 10.6Camden: 29.7

    29.7Camden is higher10.6

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Camden 15.9, Cambridge 12.0Cambridge: 12.0Camden: 15.9

    15.9Camden is higher12.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Camden 65.2, Cambridge 36.1Cambridge: 36.1Camden: 65.2

    65.2Camden is higher36.1

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Camden 134.7, Cambridge 71.3Cambridge: 71.3Camden: 134.7

    134.7Camden is higher71.3

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Camden 16.3, Cambridge 6.8Cambridge: 6.8Camden: 16.3

    16.3Camden is higher6.8

Show the numbers
Camden and Cambridge, per resident
MeasureCamdenCambridgeHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,365£4,384£4,140£2,584£2,595£2,451Camden
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,464£1,470£1,389£1,291£1,297£1,225Camden
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,689£1,696£1,602£793£796£752Camden
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,190£1,196£1,129£1,178£1,183£1,118Camden
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£187£188£177£53£53£50Camden
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£79£80£75£57£58£54Camden
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£7.21£7.24£6.84£2.57£2.58£2.44Camden
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£442£443£419£245£246£233Camden
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£112£112£106£56£56£53Camden
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£72£73£69£31£31£29Camden
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,325£1,330£1,256£626£629£594Camden
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£655£658£621£195£196£185Camden
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£279£280£264£130£131£123Camden
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.09£6.12£5.78£4.05£4.07£3.84Camden
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£7.44£7.47£7.06£1.77£1.78£1.68Camden
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3.44£3.45£3.26£3.75£3.77£3.56Cambridge
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026111.2103.5Camden
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202629.710.6Camden
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202615.912.0Camden
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202665.236.1Camden
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026134.771.3Camden
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202616.36.8Camden

Total

Camden is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Cambridge 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

Camden Cambridge

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Camden £962.7m, Cambridge £392.0mCambridge: £392.0mCamden: £962.7mCambridge: £393.6mCamden: £966.8mCambridge: £371.8mCamden: £913.2m

    £962.7m£966.8m£913.2mCamden is higher£392.0m£393.6m£371.8m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Camden £322.9m, Cambridge £195.8mCambridge: £195.8mCamden: £322.9mCambridge: £196.7mCamden: £324.3mCambridge: £185.7mCamden: £306.3m

    £322.9m£324.3m£306.3mCamden is higher£195.8m£196.7m£185.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Camden £372.6m, Cambridge £120.3mCambridge: £120.3mCamden: £372.6mCambridge: £120.8mCamden: £374.2mCambridge: £114.1mCamden: £353.4m

    £372.6m£374.2m£353.4mCamden is higher£120.3m£120.8m£114.1m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Camden £262.6m, Cambridge £178.7mCambridge: £178.7mCamden: £262.6mCambridge: £179.5mCamden: £263.7mCambridge: £169.5mCamden: £249.1m

    £262.6m£263.7m£249.1mCamden is higherDepends on how you count£178.7m£179.5m£169.5m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Camden £41.2m, Cambridge £8.0mCambridge: £8.0mCamden: £41.2mCambridge: £8.1mCamden: £41.4mCambridge: £7.6mCamden: £39.1m

    £41.2m£41.4m£39.1mCamden is higher£8.0m£8.1m£7.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Camden £17.5m, Cambridge £8.7mCambridge: £8.7mCamden: £17.5mCambridge: £8.7mCamden: £17.6mCambridge: £8.3mCamden: £16.6m

    £17.5m£17.6m£16.6mCamden is higher£8.7m£8.7m£8.3m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Camden £1.6m, Cambridge £0.39mCambridge: £0.39mCamden: £1.6mCambridge: £0.39mCamden: £1.6mCambridge: £0.37mCamden: £1.5m

    £1.6m£1.6m£1.5mCamden is higher£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Camden £97.4m, Cambridge £37.2mCambridge: £37.2mCamden: £97.4mCambridge: £37.4mCamden: £97.8mCambridge: £35.3mCamden: £92.4m

    £97.4m£97.8m£92.4mCamden is higher£37.2m£37.4m£35.3m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Camden £24.6m, Cambridge £8.5mCambridge: £8.5mCamden: £24.6mCambridge: £8.5mCamden: £24.8mCambridge: £8.0mCamden: £23.4m

    £24.6m£24.8m£23.4mCamden is higher£8.5m£8.5m£8.0m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Camden £16.0m, Cambridge £4.7mCambridge: £4.7mCamden: £16.0mCambridge: £4.7mCamden: £16.0mCambridge: £4.4mCamden: £15.1m

    £16.0m£16.0m£15.1mCamden is higher£4.7m£4.7m£4.4m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Camden £292.1m, Cambridge £95.0mCambridge: £95.0mCamden: £292.1mCambridge: £95.4mCamden: £293.4mCambridge: £90.1mCamden: £277.1m

    £292.1m£293.4m£277.1mCamden is higher£95.0m£95.4m£90.1m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Camden £144.4m, Cambridge £29.6mCambridge: £29.6mCamden: £144.4mCambridge: £29.8mCamden: £145.0mCambridge: £28.1mCamden: £137.0m

    £144.4m£145.0m£137.0mCamden is higher£29.6m£29.8m£28.1m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Camden £61.5m, Cambridge £19.7mCambridge: £19.7mCamden: £61.5mCambridge: £19.8mCamden: £61.7mCambridge: £18.7mCamden: £58.3m

    £61.5m£61.7m£58.3mCamden is higher£19.7m£19.8m£18.7m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Camden £1.3m, Cambridge £0.61mCambridge: £0.61mCamden: £1.3mCambridge: £0.62mCamden: £1.4mCambridge: £0.58mCamden: £1.3m

    £1.3m£1.4m£1.3mCamden is higher£0.61m£0.62m£0.58m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Camden £1.6m, Cambridge £0.27mCambridge: £0.27mCamden: £1.6mCambridge: £0.27mCamden: £1.6mCambridge: £0.25mCamden: £1.6m

    £1.6mCamden is higher£0.27m£0.27m£0.25m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Camden £0.76m, Cambridge £0.57mCambridge: £0.57mCamden: £0.76mCambridge: £0.57mCamden: £0.76mCambridge: £0.54mCamden: £0.72m

    £0.76m£0.76m£0.72mCamden is higherDepends on how you count£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Camden 24,516, Cambridge 15,692Cambridge: 15,692Camden: 24,516

    24,516Camden is higher15,692

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Camden 6,551, Cambridge 1,600Cambridge: 1,600Camden: 6,551

    6,551Camden is higher1,600

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Camden 3,508, Cambridge 1,818Cambridge: 1,818Camden: 3,508

    3,508Camden is higher1,818

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Camden 14,376, Cambridge 5,479Cambridge: 5,479Camden: 14,376

    14,376Camden is higher5,479

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Camden 29,699, Cambridge 10,812Cambridge: 10,812Camden: 29,699

    29,699Camden is higher10,812

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Camden 3,585, Cambridge 1,034Cambridge: 1,034Camden: 3,585

    3,585Camden is higher1,034

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Camden and Cambridge, total
MeasureCamdenCambridgeHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£962.7m£966.8m£913.2m£392.0m£393.6m£371.8mCamden
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£322.9m£324.3m£306.3m£195.8m£196.7m£185.7mCamden
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£372.6m£374.2m£353.4m£120.3m£120.8m£114.1mCamden
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£262.6m£263.7m£249.1m£178.7m£179.5m£169.5mCamden
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£41.2m£41.4m£39.1m£8.0m£8.1m£7.6mCamden
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.5m£17.6m£16.6m£8.7m£8.7m£8.3mCamden
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mCamden
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£97.4m£97.8m£92.4m£37.2m£37.4m£35.3mCamden
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£24.6m£24.8m£23.4m£8.5m£8.5m£8.0mCamden
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.0m£16.0m£15.1m£4.7m£4.7m£4.4mCamden
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£292.1m£293.4m£277.1m£95.0m£95.4m£90.1mCamden
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£144.4m£145.0m£137.0m£29.6m£29.8m£28.1mCamden
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£61.5m£61.7m£58.3m£19.7m£19.8m£18.7mCamden
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.3m£1.4m£1.3m£0.61m£0.62m£0.58mCamden
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.6m£0.27m£0.27m£0.25mCamden
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.76m£0.76m£0.72m£0.57m£0.57m£0.54mCamden
State Pensiontotal, March 202624,51615,692Camden
Pension Credittotal, March 20266,5511,600Camden
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,5081,818Camden
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202614,3765,479Camden
Universal Credittotal, May 202629,69910,812Camden
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20263,5851,034Camden

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.