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Harrow and Reading

270,987 and 182,809 residents (mid-2024).

Harrow is higher than Reading on 13 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 16 of 22 per resident and 21 of 22 in total.

On 8 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

Harrow is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Reading on 9. 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

Harrow Reading

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Harrow £3,835, Reading £3,289Reading: £3,289Harrow: £3,835Reading: £3,303Harrow: £3,852Reading: £3,120Harrow: £3,638

    £3,835£3,852£3,638Harrow is higher£3,289£3,303£3,120

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Harrow £12,222, Reading £12,426Reading: £12,426Harrow: £12,222Reading: £12,479Harrow: £12,275Reading: £11,786Harrow: £11,594

    £12,222£12,275£11,594Reading is higherDepends on how you count£12,426£12,479£11,786

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Harrow £2,117, Reading £1,764Reading: £1,764Harrow: £2,117Reading: £1,772Harrow: £2,126Reading: £1,673Harrow: £2,008

    £2,117£2,126£2,008Harrow is higher£1,764£1,772£1,673

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Harrow £10,332, Reading £10,862Reading: £10,862Harrow: £10,332Reading: £10,909Harrow: £10,376Reading: £10,303Harrow: £9,800

    £10,332£10,376£9,800Reading is higherDepends on how you count£10,862£10,909£10,303

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Harrow £1,145, Reading £921Reading: £921Harrow: £1,145Reading: £925Harrow: £1,150Reading: £874Harrow: £1,086

    £1,145£1,150£1,086Harrow is higher£921£925£874

  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: Harrow £709, Reading £606Reading: £606Harrow: £709Reading: £608Harrow: £712Reading: £575Harrow: £672

    £709£712£672Harrow is higher£606£608£575

  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: Harrow £37, Reading £36Reading: £36Harrow: £37Reading: £36Harrow: £37Reading: £34Harrow: £35

    £37£37£35Harrow is higher£36£36£34

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Harrow £261, Reading £279Reading: £279Harrow: £261Reading: £280Harrow: £262Reading: £265Harrow: £248

    £261£262£248Reading is higherDepends on how you count£279£280£265

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Harrow £89, Reading £113Reading: £113Harrow: £89Reading: £113Harrow: £90Reading: £107Harrow: £85

    £89£90£85Reading is higherDepends on how you count£113£113£107

  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: Harrow £87, Reading £75Reading: £75Harrow: £87Reading: £75Harrow: £87Reading: £71Harrow: £82

    £87£87£82Harrow is higher£75£75£71

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Harrow £1,851, Reading £1,505Reading: £1,505Harrow: £1,851Reading: £1,512Harrow: £1,859Reading: £1,428Harrow: £1,755

    £1,851£1,859£1,755Harrow is higher£1,505£1,512£1,428

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Harrow £294, Reading £250Reading: £250Harrow: £294Reading: £251Harrow: £295Reading: £237Harrow: £279

    £294£295£279Harrow is higher£250£251£237

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Harrow £169, Reading £171Reading: £171Harrow: £169Reading: £172Harrow: £170Reading: £162Harrow: £160

    £169£170£160Reading is higherDepends on how you count£171£172£162

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Harrow £7.71, Reading £8.93Reading: £8.93Harrow: £7.71Reading: £8.97Harrow: £7.74Reading: £8.47Harrow: £7.31

    £7.71£7.74£7.31Reading is higherDepends on how you count£8.93£8.97£8.47

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Harrow £2.80, Reading £4.39Reading: £4.39Harrow: £2.80Reading: £4.40Harrow: £2.82Reading: £4.16Harrow: £2.66

    £2.80£2.82£2.66Reading is higher£4.39£4.40£4.16

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Harrow £6.54, Reading £4.84Reading: £4.84Harrow: £6.54Reading: £4.86Harrow: £6.56Reading: £4.59Harrow: £6.20

    £6.54£6.56£6.20Harrow is higher£4.84£4.86£4.59

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Harrow 966.4, Reading 963.7Reading: 963.7Harrow: 966.4

    966.4Harrow is higher963.7

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Harrow 143.3, Reading 144.5Reading: 144.5Harrow: 143.3

    143.3Reading is higherDepends on how you count144.5

  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: Harrow 145.9, Reading 128.6Reading: 128.6Harrow: 145.9

    145.9Harrow is higher128.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Harrow 41.4, Reading 43.5Reading: 43.5Harrow: 41.4

    41.4Reading is higherDepends on how you count43.5

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Harrow 174.8, Reading 162.6Reading: 162.6Harrow: 174.8

    174.8Harrow is higher162.6

  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: Harrow 20.2, Reading 16.7Reading: 16.7Harrow: 20.2

    20.2Harrow is higher16.7

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Harrow and Reading, per person in the age group
MeasureHarrowReadingHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,835£3,852£3,638£3,289£3,303£3,120Harrow
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,222£12,275£11,594£12,426£12,479£11,786Reading
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,117£2,126£2,008£1,764£1,772£1,673Harrow
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£10,332£10,376£9,800£10,862£10,909£10,303Reading
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£1,145£1,150£1,086£921£925£874Harrow
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£709£712£672£606£608£575Harrow
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£37£37£35£36£36£34Harrow
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£261£262£248£279£280£265Reading
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£89£90£85£113£113£107Reading
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£87£87£82£75£75£71Harrow
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,851£1,859£1,755£1,505£1,512£1,428Harrow
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£294£295£279£250£251£237Harrow
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£169£170£160£171£172£162Reading
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.71£7.74£7.31£8.93£8.97£8.47Reading
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2.80£2.82£2.66£4.39£4.40£4.16Reading
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.54£6.56£6.20£4.84£4.86£4.59Harrow
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026966.4963.7Harrow
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026143.3144.5Reading
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026145.9128.6Harrow
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202641.443.5Reading
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026174.8162.6Harrow
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202620.216.7Harrow

Per resident

Harrow is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Reading 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

Harrow Reading

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Harrow £3,835, Reading £3,289Reading: £3,289Harrow: £3,835Reading: £3,303Harrow: £3,852Reading: £3,120Harrow: £3,638

    £3,835£3,852£3,638Harrow is higher£3,289£3,303£3,120

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Harrow £1,808, Reading £1,418Reading: £1,418Harrow: £1,808Reading: £1,424Harrow: £1,816Reading: £1,345Harrow: £1,715

    £1,808£1,816£1,715Harrow is higherDepends on how you count£1,418£1,424£1,345

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Harrow £1,376, Reading £1,225Reading: £1,225Harrow: £1,376Reading: £1,230Harrow: £1,382Reading: £1,162Harrow: £1,306

    £1,376£1,382£1,306Harrow is higher£1,225£1,230£1,162

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Harrow £1,529, Reading £1,239Reading: £1,239Harrow: £1,529Reading: £1,245Harrow: £1,535Reading: £1,176Harrow: £1,450

    £1,529£1,535£1,450Harrow is higherDepends on how you count£1,239£1,245£1,176

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Harrow £169, Reading £105Reading: £105Harrow: £169Reading: £106Harrow: £170Reading: £100Harrow: £161

    £169£170£161Harrow is higher£105£106£100

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Harrow £105, Reading £69Reading: £69Harrow: £105Reading: £69Harrow: £105Reading: £66Harrow: £99

    £105£105£99Harrow is higher£69£69£66

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Harrow £5.48, Reading £4.14Reading: £4.14Harrow: £5.48Reading: £4.16Harrow: £5.51Reading: £3.93Harrow: £5.20

    £5.48£5.51£5.20Harrow is higher£4.14£4.16£3.93

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Harrow £261, Reading £279Reading: £279Harrow: £261Reading: £280Harrow: £262Reading: £265Harrow: £248

    £261£262£248Reading is higherDepends on how you count£279£280£265

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Harrow £89, Reading £113Reading: £113Harrow: £89Reading: £113Harrow: £90Reading: £107Harrow: £85

    £89£90£85Reading is higherDepends on how you count£113£113£107

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Harrow £56, Reading £52Reading: £52Harrow: £56Reading: £52Harrow: £57Reading: £49Harrow: £53

    £56£57£53Harrow is higher£52£52£49

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Harrow £1,203, Reading £1,045Reading: £1,045Harrow: £1,203Reading: £1,049Harrow: £1,209Reading: £991Harrow: £1,142

    £1,203£1,209£1,142Harrow is higher£1,045£1,049£991

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Harrow £294, Reading £250Reading: £250Harrow: £294Reading: £251Harrow: £295Reading: £237Harrow: £279

    £294£295£279Harrow is higher£250£251£237

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Harrow £110, Reading £119Reading: £119Harrow: £110Reading: £119Harrow: £110Reading: £113Harrow: £104

    £110£110£104Reading is higherDepends on how you count£119£119£113

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Harrow £5.01, Reading £6.20Reading: £6.20Harrow: £5.01Reading: £6.23Harrow: £5.03Reading: £5.88Harrow: £4.75

    £5.01£5.03£4.75Reading is higherDepends on how you count£6.20£6.23£5.88

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Harrow £1.82, Reading £3.05Reading: £3.05Harrow: £1.82Reading: £3.06Harrow: £1.83Reading: £2.89Harrow: £1.73

    £1.82£1.83£1.73Reading is higher£3.05£3.06£2.89

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Harrow £6.54, Reading £4.84Reading: £4.84Harrow: £6.54Reading: £4.86Harrow: £6.56Reading: £4.59Harrow: £6.20

    £6.54£6.56£6.20Harrow is higher£4.84£4.86£4.59

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Harrow 143.0, Reading 110.0Reading: 110.0Harrow: 143.0

    143.0Harrow is higher110.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Harrow 21.2, Reading 16.5Reading: 16.5Harrow: 21.2

    21.2Harrow is higherDepends on how you count16.5

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Harrow 21.6, Reading 14.7Reading: 14.7Harrow: 21.6

    21.6Harrow is higher14.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Harrow 41.4, Reading 43.5Reading: 43.5Harrow: 41.4

    41.4Reading is higherDepends on how you count43.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Harrow 113.7, Reading 112.9Reading: 112.9Harrow: 113.7

    113.7Harrow is higher112.9

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Harrow 13.1, Reading 11.6Reading: 11.6Harrow: 13.1

    13.1Harrow is higher11.6

Show the numbers
Harrow and Reading, per resident
MeasureHarrowReadingHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,835£3,852£3,638£3,289£3,303£3,120Harrow
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,808£1,816£1,715£1,418£1,424£1,345Harrow
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,376£1,382£1,306£1,225£1,230£1,162Harrow
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,529£1,535£1,450£1,239£1,245£1,176Harrow
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£169£170£161£105£106£100Harrow
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£105£105£99£69£69£66Harrow
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.48£5.51£5.20£4.14£4.16£3.93Harrow
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£261£262£248£279£280£265Reading
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£89£90£85£113£113£107Reading
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£56£57£53£52£52£49Harrow
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,203£1,209£1,142£1,045£1,049£991Harrow
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£294£295£279£250£251£237Harrow
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£110£110£104£119£119£113Reading
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.01£5.03£4.75£6.20£6.23£5.88Reading
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.82£1.83£1.73£3.05£3.06£2.89Reading
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.54£6.56£6.20£4.84£4.86£4.59Harrow
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026143.0110.0Harrow
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202621.216.5Harrow
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202621.614.7Harrow
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202641.443.5Reading
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026113.7112.9Harrow
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202613.111.6Harrow

Total

Harrow is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and Reading 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

Harrow Reading

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Harrow £1.0bn, Reading £601.3mReading: £601.3mHarrow: £1.0bnReading: £603.8mHarrow: £1.0bnReading: £570.3mHarrow: £985.8m

    £1.0bn£1.0bn£985.8mHarrow is higher£601.3m£603.8m£570.3m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Harrow £490.0m, Reading £259.2mReading: £259.2mHarrow: £490.0mReading: £260.3mHarrow: £492.1mReading: £245.9mHarrow: £464.8m

    £490.0m£492.1m£464.8mHarrow is higherDepends on how you count£259.2m£260.3m£245.9m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Harrow £373.0m, Reading £223.9mReading: £223.9mHarrow: £373.0mReading: £224.8mHarrow: £374.6mReading: £212.3mHarrow: £353.8m

    £373.0m£374.6m£353.8mHarrow is higher£223.9m£224.8m£212.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Harrow £414.2m, Reading £226.6mReading: £226.6mHarrow: £414.2mReading: £227.6mHarrow: £416.0mReading: £214.9mHarrow: £392.9m

    £414.2m£416.0m£392.9mHarrow is higherDepends on how you count£226.6m£227.6m£214.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Harrow £45.9m, Reading £19.2mReading: £19.2mHarrow: £45.9mReading: £19.3mHarrow: £46.1mReading: £18.2mHarrow: £43.5m

    £45.9m£46.1m£43.5mHarrow is higher£19.2m£19.3m£18.2m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Harrow £28.4m, Reading £12.6mReading: £12.6mHarrow: £28.4mReading: £12.7mHarrow: £28.5mReading: £12.0mHarrow: £26.9m

    £28.4m£28.5m£26.9mHarrow is higher£12.6m£12.7m£12.0m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Harrow £1.5m, Reading £0.76mReading: £0.76mHarrow: £1.5mReading: £0.76mHarrow: £1.5mReading: £0.72mHarrow: £1.4m

    £1.5m£1.5m£1.4mHarrow is higher£0.76m£0.76m£0.72m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Harrow £70.7m, Reading £51.0mReading: £51.0mHarrow: £70.7mReading: £51.3mHarrow: £71.0mReading: £48.4mHarrow: £67.1m

    £70.7m£71.0m£67.1mHarrow is higherDepends on how you count£51.0m£51.3m£48.4m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Harrow £24.2m, Reading £20.7mReading: £20.7mHarrow: £24.2mReading: £20.7mHarrow: £24.3mReading: £19.6mHarrow: £22.9m

    £24.2m£24.3m£22.9mHarrow is higherDepends on how you count£20.7m£20.7m£19.6m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Harrow £15.3m, Reading £9.5mReading: £9.5mHarrow: £15.3mReading: £9.5mHarrow: £15.3mReading: £9.0mHarrow: £14.5m

    £15.3m£15.3m£14.5mHarrow is higher£9.5m£9.5m£9.0m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Harrow £326.1m, Reading £191.0mReading: £191.0mHarrow: £326.1mReading: £191.8mHarrow: £327.5mReading: £181.2mHarrow: £309.3m

    £326.1m£327.5m£309.3mHarrow is higher£191.0m£191.8m£181.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Harrow £79.6m, Reading £45.6mReading: £45.6mHarrow: £79.6mReading: £45.8mHarrow: £80.0mReading: £43.3mHarrow: £75.5m

    £79.6m£80.0m£75.5mHarrow is higher£45.6m£45.8m£43.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Harrow £29.8m, Reading £21.7mReading: £21.7mHarrow: £29.8mReading: £21.8mHarrow: £29.9mReading: £20.6mHarrow: £28.2m

    £29.8m£29.9m£28.2mHarrow is higherDepends on how you count£21.7m£21.8m£20.6m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Harrow £1.4m, Reading £1.1mReading: £1.1mHarrow: £1.4mReading: £1.1mHarrow: £1.4mReading: £1.1mHarrow: £1.3m

    £1.4m£1.4m£1.3mHarrow is higherDepends on how you count£1.1m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Harrow £0.49m, Reading £0.56mReading: £0.56mHarrow: £0.49mReading: £0.56mHarrow: £0.50mReading: £0.53mHarrow: £0.47m

    £0.49m£0.50m£0.47mReading is higher£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Harrow £1.8m, Reading £0.88mReading: £0.88mHarrow: £1.8mReading: £0.89mHarrow: £1.8mReading: £0.84mHarrow: £1.7m

    £1.8m£1.8m£1.7mHarrow is higher£0.88m£0.89m£0.84m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Harrow 38,744, Reading 20,103Reading: 20,103Harrow: 38,744

    38,744Harrow is higher20,103

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Harrow 5,744, Reading 3,015Reading: 3,015Harrow: 5,744

    5,744Harrow is higherDepends on how you count3,015

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Harrow 5,849, Reading 2,682Reading: 2,682Harrow: 5,849

    5,849Harrow is higher2,682

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Harrow 11,208, Reading 7,952Reading: 7,952Harrow: 11,208

    11,208Harrow is higherDepends on how you count7,952

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Harrow 30,804, Reading 20,634Reading: 20,634Harrow: 30,804

    30,804Harrow is higher20,634

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Harrow 3,550, Reading 2,122Reading: 2,122Harrow: 3,550

    3,550Harrow is higher2,122

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Harrow and Reading, total
MeasureHarrowReadingHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.0bn£1.0bn£985.8m£601.3m£603.8m£570.3mHarrow
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£490.0m£492.1m£464.8m£259.2m£260.3m£245.9mHarrow
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£373.0m£374.6m£353.8m£223.9m£224.8m£212.3mHarrow
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£414.2m£416.0m£392.9m£226.6m£227.6m£214.9mHarrow
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£45.9m£46.1m£43.5m£19.2m£19.3m£18.2mHarrow
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£28.4m£28.5m£26.9m£12.6m£12.7m£12.0mHarrow
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m£0.76m£0.76m£0.72mHarrow
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£70.7m£71.0m£67.1m£51.0m£51.3m£48.4mHarrow
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£24.2m£24.3m£22.9m£20.7m£20.7m£19.6mHarrow
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.3m£15.3m£14.5m£9.5m£9.5m£9.0mHarrow
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£326.1m£327.5m£309.3m£191.0m£191.8m£181.2mHarrow
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£79.6m£80.0m£75.5m£45.6m£45.8m£43.3mHarrow
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£29.8m£29.9m£28.2m£21.7m£21.8m£20.6mHarrow
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.4m£1.4m£1.3m£1.1mHarrow
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.49m£0.50m£0.47m£0.56m£0.56m£0.53mReading
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.8m£1.8m£1.7m£0.88m£0.89m£0.84mHarrow
State Pensiontotal, March 202638,74420,103Harrow
Pension Credittotal, March 20265,7443,015Harrow
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20265,8492,682Harrow
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202611,2087,952Harrow
Universal Credittotal, May 202630,80420,634Harrow
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20263,5502,122Harrow

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.