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Hackney and Brent

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

Hackney is higher than Brent on 20 of 21 measures per person in the age group, 15 of 21 per resident and 6 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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Per person in the age group

Hackney is higher on 20 of 21 measures, and Brent 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

Hackney Brent

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    £13Hackney is higher£9.59£9.63£9.10

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

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

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

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Hackney £4.06, Brent £4.06Brent: £4.06Hackney: £4.06Brent: £4.08Hackney: £4.08Brent: £3.85Hackney: £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: Hackney 1,063.5, Brent 991.7Brent: 991.7Hackney: 1,063.5

    1,063.5Hackney is higherDepends on how you count991.7

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Hackney 397.3, Brent 246.5Brent: 246.5Hackney: 397.3

    397.3Hackney is higherDepends on how you count246.5

  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: Hackney 187.2, Brent 170.5Brent: 170.5Hackney: 187.2

    187.2Hackney is higherDepends on how you count170.5

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

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

    71.3Hackney is higherDepends on how you count57.4

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Hackney 262.4, Brent 253.3Brent: 253.3Hackney: 262.4

    262.4Hackney is higherDepends on how you count253.3

  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: Hackney 27.0, Brent 26.8Brent: 26.8Hackney: 27.0

    27.0Hackney is higherDepends on how you count26.8

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Hackney and Brent, per person in the age group
MeasureHackneyBrentHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,954£4,975£4,699£4,691£4,711£4,450Hackney
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,766£13,824£13,057£12,621£12,674£11,971Hackney
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3,345£3,359£3,173£3,230£3,244£3,064Hackney
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£10,252£10,296£9,725£9,974£10,016£9,461Hackney
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£2,503£2,513£2,374£1,764£1,771£1,673Hackney
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£916£920£869£823£827£781Hackney
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£95£95£90£60£60£57Hackney
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£469£471£445£353£355£335Hackney
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£154£154£146£102£102£97Hackney
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£117£118£111£111£112£106Hackney
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,840£2,852£2,694£2,867£2,879£2,719Brent
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£794£797£753£561£563£532Hackney
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£364£366£345£236£237£224Hackney
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£13£9.59£9.63£9.10Hackney
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£10£10£9.68£6.33£6.35£6.00Hackney
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 20261,063.5991.7Hackney
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026397.3246.5Hackney
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026187.2170.5Hackney
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202671.357.4Hackney
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026262.4253.3Hackney
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202627.026.8Hackney

Per resident

Hackney is higher on 15 of 21 measures, and Brent 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

Hackney Brent

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Hackney £7.35, Brent £6.75Brent: £6.75Hackney: £7.35Brent: £6.78Hackney: £7.38Brent: £6.40Hackney: £6.97

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Hackney £4.06, Brent £4.06Brent: £4.06Hackney: £4.06Brent: £4.08Hackney: £4.08Brent: £3.85Hackney: £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: Hackney 82.3, Brent 111.4Brent: 111.4Hackney: 82.3

    82.3Brent is higherDepends on how you count111.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

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

    30.7Hackney is higherDepends on how you count27.7

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Hackney 14.5, Brent 19.1Brent: 19.1Hackney: 14.5

    14.5Brent is higherDepends on how you count19.1

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

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

    71.3Hackney is higherDepends on how you count57.4

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

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

    193.7Hackney is higherDepends on how you count176.7

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Hackney 19.9, Brent 18.7Brent: 18.7Hackney: 19.9

    19.9Hackney is higherDepends on how you count18.7

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Hackney and Brent, per resident
MeasureHackneyBrentHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,954£4,975£4,699£4,691£4,711£4,450Hackney
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,065£1,069£1,010£1,417£1,423£1,344Brent
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,469£2,479£2,342£2,254£2,264£2,138Hackney
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£793£796£752£1,120£1,125£1,062Brent
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£194£194£184£198£199£188Brent
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£71£71£67£92£93£88Brent
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£7.35£7.38£6.97£6.75£6.78£6.40Hackney
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£469£471£445£353£355£335Hackney
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£154£154£146£102£102£97Hackney
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£87£87£82£78£78£74Hackney
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£2,096£2,105£1,988£2,001£2,009£1,898Hackney
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£794£797£753£561£563£532Hackney
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£269£270£255£165£165£156Hackney
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£9.84£9.88£9.33£6.69£6.72£6.35Hackney
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£7.54£7.57£7.15£4.42£4.44£4.19Hackney
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.06£4.08£3.85£4.06£4.08£3.85
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 202682.3111.4Brent
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202630.727.7Hackney
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202614.519.1Brent
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202671.357.4Hackney
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026193.7176.7Hackney
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.918.7Hackney

Total

Hackney is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Brent on 16. 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

Hackney Brent

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

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

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

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Hackney £2.0m, Brent £2.4mBrent: £2.4mHackney: £2.0mBrent: £2.4mHackney: £2.0mBrent: £2.3mHackney: £1.9m

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

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

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

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

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

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

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

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

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

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

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

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

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

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

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

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

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

    22,098Brent is higherDepends on how you count39,573

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

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

    8,254Brent is higherDepends on how you count9,836

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

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

    3,889Brent is higherDepends on how you count6,802

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

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

    19,149Brent is higherDepends on how you count20,383

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

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

    52,043Brent is higherDepends on how you count62,813

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

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

    5,353Brent is higherDepends on how you count6,634

Show the numbers
Hackney and Brent, total
MeasureHackneyBrentHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.3bn£1.7bn£1.7bn£1.6bnBrent
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£286.0m£287.2m£271.3m£503.6m£505.8m£477.7mBrent
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£663.3m£666.1m£629.1m£801.2m£804.6m£759.9mBrent
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£213.0m£213.9m£202.1m£398.0m£399.7m£377.5mBrent
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£52.0m£52.2m£49.3m£70.4m£70.7m£66.8mBrent
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£19.0m£19.1m£18.0m£32.8m£33.0m£31.2mBrent
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m£2.4m£2.4m£2.3mBrent
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£126.0m£126.6m£119.6m£125.5m£126.0m£119.0mHackney
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£41.3m£41.4m£39.1m£36.3m£36.4m£34.4mHackney
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£23.3m£23.4m£22.1m£27.6m£27.7m£26.2mBrent
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£563.1m£565.5m£534.1m£711.1m£714.1m£674.5mBrent
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£213.3m£214.2m£202.3m£199.3m£200.1m£189.0mHackney
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£72.2m£72.5m£68.5m£58.5m£58.8m£55.5mHackney
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£2.6m£2.7m£2.5m£2.4m£2.4m£2.3mHackney
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m£1.6m£1.6m£1.5mHackney
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m£1.4mBrent
State Pensiontotal, March 202622,09839,573Brent
Pension Credittotal, March 20268,2549,836Brent
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,8896,802Brent
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202619,14920,383Brent
Universal Credittotal, May 202652,04362,813Brent
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20265,3536,634Brent

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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  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.
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