Compare local authorities · London and London
Haringey and Croydon
Haringey is higher than Croydon on 19 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 15 of 22 per resident and 4 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.
Per person in the age group
Haringey is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Croydon on 3. 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
Haringey Croydon
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,871£4,892£4,621Haringey is higherDepends on how you count£4,250£4,269£4,032
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£13,192£13,248£12,513Haringey is higherDepends on how you count£12,613£12,667£11,964
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£3,287£3,301£3,118Haringey is higherDepends on how you count£2,638£2,649£2,502
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£10,587£10,632£10,042Croydon is higher£11,020£11,067£10,453
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£1,802£1,810£1,709Haringey is higher£849£853£806
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£737£740£699Haringey is higherDepends on how you count£709£712£672
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£66£66£63Haringey is higherDepends on how you count£35£35£33
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£429£431£407Haringey is higherDepends on how you count£361£362£342
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£119£120£113Croydon is higher£125£125£118
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£105£106£100Haringey is higherDepends on how you count£88£89£84
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2,840£2,852£2,694Haringey is higherDepends on how you count£2,335£2,345£2,215
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£599£601£568Haringey is higher£375£376£355
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£323£325£307Haringey is higher£200£201£189
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£10£10£9.68Haringey is higherDepends on how you count£8.69£8.72£8.24
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£8.15£8.18£7.73Haringey is higherDepends on how you count£5.88£5.91£5.58
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4.28£4.30£4.06Croydon is higher£6.20£6.23£5.88
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,034.4Haringey is higherDepends on how you count1,009.1
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
274.9Haringey is higher142.5
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
156.3Haringey is higherDepends on how you count145.3
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
67.4Haringey is higherDepends on how you count56.5
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
262.3Haringey is higherDepends on how you count221.2
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
24.0Haringey is higherDepends on how you count20.1
Show the numbers
| Measure | Haringey | Croydon | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,871£4,892£4,621 | £4,250£4,269£4,032 | Haringey |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £13,192£13,248£12,513 | £12,613£12,667£11,964 | Haringey |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £3,287£3,301£3,118 | £2,638£2,649£2,502 | Haringey |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £10,587£10,632£10,042 | £11,020£11,067£10,453 | Croydon |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £1,802£1,810£1,709 | £849£853£806 | Haringey |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £737£740£699 | £709£712£672 | Haringey |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £66£66£63 | £35£35£33 | Haringey |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £429£431£407 | £361£362£342 | Haringey |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £119£120£113 | £125£125£118 | Croydon |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £105£106£100 | £88£89£84 | Haringey |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2,840£2,852£2,694 | £2,335£2,345£2,215 | Haringey |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £599£601£568 | £375£376£355 | Haringey |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £323£325£307 | £200£201£189 | Haringey |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £10£10£9.68 | £8.69£8.72£8.24 | Haringey |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £8.15£8.18£7.73 | £5.88£5.91£5.58 | Haringey |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4.28£4.30£4.06 | £6.20£6.23£5.88 | Croydon |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,034.4 | 1,009.1 | Haringey |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 274.9 | 142.5 | Haringey |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 156.3 | 145.3 | Haringey |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 67.4 | 56.5 | Haringey |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 262.3 | 221.2 | Haringey |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 24.0 | 20.1 | Haringey |
Per resident
Haringey is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Croydon on 7. 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
Haringey Croydon
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,871£4,892£4,621Haringey is higherDepends on how you count£4,250£4,269£4,032
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,369£1,375£1,298Croydon is higherDepends on how you count£1,639£1,646£1,554
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,351£2,361£2,230Haringey is higherDepends on how you count£1,746£1,753£1,656
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£1,098£1,103£1,042Croydon is higher£1,432£1,438£1,358
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£187£188£177Haringey is higher£110£111£105
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£76£77£73Croydon is higherDepends on how you count£92£92£87
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£6.84£6.87£6.49Haringey is higherDepends on how you count£4.55£4.57£4.32
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£429£431£407Haringey is higherDepends on how you count£361£362£342
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£119£120£113Croydon is higher£125£125£118
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£75£76£71Haringey is higherDepends on how you count£58£59£55
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£2,031£2,040£1,927Haringey is higherDepends on how you count£1,545£1,552£1,466
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£599£601£568Haringey is higher£375£376£355
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£231£232£219Haringey is higher£132£133£125
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£7.30£7.33£6.92Haringey is higherDepends on how you count£5.75£5.77£5.45
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£5.83£5.85£5.53Haringey is higherDepends on how you count£3.89£3.91£3.69
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4.28£4.30£4.06Croydon is higher£6.20£6.23£5.88
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
107.3Croydon is higherDepends on how you count131.1
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
28.5Haringey is higher18.5
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
16.2Croydon is higherDepends on how you count18.9
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
67.4Haringey is higherDepends on how you count56.5
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
187.6Haringey is higherDepends on how you count146.4
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
17.2Haringey is higherDepends on how you count13.3
Show the numbers
| Measure | Haringey | Croydon | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,871£4,892£4,621 | £4,250£4,269£4,032 | Haringey |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,369£1,375£1,298 | £1,639£1,646£1,554 | Croydon |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,351£2,361£2,230 | £1,746£1,753£1,656 | Haringey |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £1,098£1,103£1,042 | £1,432£1,438£1,358 | Croydon |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £187£188£177 | £110£111£105 | Haringey |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £76£77£73 | £92£92£87 | Croydon |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £6.84£6.87£6.49 | £4.55£4.57£4.32 | Haringey |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £429£431£407 | £361£362£342 | Haringey |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £119£120£113 | £125£125£118 | Croydon |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £75£76£71 | £58£59£55 | Haringey |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £2,031£2,040£1,927 | £1,545£1,552£1,466 | Haringey |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £599£601£568 | £375£376£355 | Haringey |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £231£232£219 | £132£133£125 | Haringey |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £7.30£7.33£6.92 | £5.75£5.77£5.45 | Haringey |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £5.83£5.85£5.53 | £3.89£3.91£3.69 | Haringey |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4.28£4.30£4.06 | £6.20£6.23£5.88 | Croydon |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 107.3 | 131.1 | Croydon |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 28.5 | 18.5 | Haringey |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 16.2 | 18.9 | Croydon |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 67.4 | 56.5 | Haringey |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 187.6 | 146.4 | Haringey |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 17.2 | 13.3 | Haringey |
Total
Haringey is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Croydon on 18. 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
Haringey Croydon
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£1.3bn£1.3bn£1.2bnCroydon is higherDepends on how you count£1.7bn£1.7bn£1.6bn
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£367.6m£369.1m£348.6mCroydon is higherDepends on how you count£669.6m£672.5m£635.2m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£631.3m£633.9m£598.8mCroydon is higherDepends on how you count£713.3m£716.3m£676.6m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£295.0m£296.2m£279.8mCroydon is higher£585.0m£587.5m£554.9m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£50.2m£50.4m£47.6mHaringey is higher£45.1m£45.3m£42.8m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£20.5m£20.6m£19.5mCroydon is higherDepends on how you count£37.6m£37.8m£35.7m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£1.8m£1.8m£1.7mCroydon is higherDepends on how you count£1.9m£1.9m£1.8m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£115.3m£115.8m£109.3mCroydon is higherDepends on how you count£147.5m£148.1m£139.9m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£32.0m£32.1m£30.3mCroydon is higher£50.9m£51.1m£48.3m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£20.2m£20.3m£19.2mCroydon is higherDepends on how you count£23.9m£24.0m£22.7m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£545.4m£547.7m£517.3mCroydon is higherDepends on how you count£631.4m£634.1m£599.0m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£160.8m£161.5m£152.5mHaringey is higher£153.1m£153.8m£145.2m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£62.1m£62.4m£58.9mHaringey is higher£54.0m£54.2m£51.2m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£2.0m£2.0m£1.9mCroydon is higherDepends on how you count£2.3m£2.4m£2.2m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£1.6m£1.6m£1.5mCroydon is higherDepends on how you count£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£1.2m£1.2m£1.1mCroydon is higher£2.5m£2.5m£2.4m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
28,821Croydon is higherDepends on how you count53,573
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
7,660Haringey is higher7,564
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
4,355Croydon is higherDepends on how you count7,715
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
18,099Croydon is higherDepends on how you count23,100
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
50,367Croydon is higherDepends on how you count59,815
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
4,611Croydon is higherDepends on how you count5,425
Show the numbers
| Measure | Haringey | Croydon | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £1.3bn£1.3bn£1.2bn | £1.7bn£1.7bn£1.6bn | Croydon |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £367.6m£369.1m£348.6m | £669.6m£672.5m£635.2m | Croydon |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £631.3m£633.9m£598.8m | £713.3m£716.3m£676.6m | Croydon |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £295.0m£296.2m£279.8m | £585.0m£587.5m£554.9m | Croydon |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £50.2m£50.4m£47.6m | £45.1m£45.3m£42.8m | Haringey |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £20.5m£20.6m£19.5m | £37.6m£37.8m£35.7m | Croydon |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £1.8m£1.8m£1.7m | £1.9m£1.9m£1.8m | Croydon |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £115.3m£115.8m£109.3m | £147.5m£148.1m£139.9m | Croydon |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £32.0m£32.1m£30.3m | £50.9m£51.1m£48.3m | Croydon |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £20.2m£20.3m£19.2m | £23.9m£24.0m£22.7m | Croydon |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £545.4m£547.7m£517.3m | £631.4m£634.1m£599.0m | Croydon |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £160.8m£161.5m£152.5m | £153.1m£153.8m£145.2m | Haringey |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £62.1m£62.4m£58.9m | £54.0m£54.2m£51.2m | Haringey |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £2.0m£2.0m£1.9m | £2.3m£2.4m£2.2m | Croydon |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £1.6m£1.6m£1.5m | £1.6m£1.6m£1.5m | Croydon |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £1.2m£1.2m£1.1m | £2.5m£2.5m£2.4m | Croydon |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 28,821 | 53,573 | Croydon |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 7,660 | 7,564 | Haringey |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 4,355 | 7,715 | Croydon |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 18,099 | 23,100 | Croydon |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 50,367 | 59,815 | Croydon |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 4,611 | 5,425 | Croydon |
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.