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Hillingdon and Croydon

327,886 and 408,636 residents (mid-2024).

Hillingdon is higher than Croydon on 9 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 5 of 22 per resident and 0 of 22 in total.

On 9 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

Hillingdon is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Croydon on 13. 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

Hillingdon Croydon

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Hillingdon £3,670, Croydon £4,250Croydon: £4,250Hillingdon: £3,670Croydon: £4,269Hillingdon: £3,686Croydon: £4,032Hillingdon: £3,481

    £3,670£3,686£3,481Croydon is higher£4,250£4,269£4,032

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Hillingdon £12,708, Croydon £12,613Croydon: £12,613Hillingdon: £12,708Croydon: £12,667Hillingdon: £12,763Croydon: £11,964Hillingdon: £12,054

    £12,708£12,763£12,054Hillingdon is higherDepends on how you count£12,613£12,667£11,964

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Hillingdon £2,131, Croydon £2,638Croydon: £2,638Hillingdon: £2,131Croydon: £2,649Hillingdon: £2,140Croydon: £2,502Hillingdon: £2,021

    £2,131£2,140£2,021Croydon is higher£2,638£2,649£2,502

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Hillingdon £10,948, Croydon £11,020Croydon: £11,020Hillingdon: £10,948Croydon: £11,067Hillingdon: £10,994Croydon: £10,453Hillingdon: £10,385

    £10,948£10,994£10,385Croydon is higher£11,020£11,067£10,453

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Hillingdon £984, Croydon £849Croydon: £849Hillingdon: £984Croydon: £853Hillingdon: £989Croydon: £806Hillingdon: £934

    £984£989£934Hillingdon is higherDepends on how you count£849£853£806

  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: Hillingdon £741, Croydon £709Croydon: £709Hillingdon: £741Croydon: £712Hillingdon: £744Croydon: £672Hillingdon: £703

    £741£744£703Hillingdon is higherDepends on how you count£709£712£672

  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: Hillingdon £35, Croydon £35Croydon: £35Hillingdon: £35Croydon: £35Hillingdon: £35Croydon: £33Hillingdon: £33

    £35£35£33Hillingdon is higherDepends on how you count£35£35£33

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Hillingdon £295, Croydon £361Croydon: £361Hillingdon: £295Croydon: £362Hillingdon: £296Croydon: £342Hillingdon: £279

    £295£296£279Croydon is higher£361£362£342

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Hillingdon £121, Croydon £125Croydon: £125Hillingdon: £121Croydon: £125Hillingdon: £122Croydon: £118Hillingdon: £115

    £121£122£115Croydon is higher£125£125£118

  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: Hillingdon £95, Croydon £88Croydon: £88Hillingdon: £95Croydon: £89Hillingdon: £95Croydon: £84Hillingdon: £90

    £95£95£90Hillingdon is higherDepends on how you count£88£89£84

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Hillingdon £1,839, Croydon £2,335Croydon: £2,335Hillingdon: £1,839Croydon: £2,345Hillingdon: £1,847Croydon: £2,215Hillingdon: £1,744

    £1,839£1,847£1,744Croydon is higher£2,335£2,345£2,215

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Hillingdon £258, Croydon £375Croydon: £375Hillingdon: £258Croydon: £376Hillingdon: £259Croydon: £355Hillingdon: £245

    £258£259£245Croydon is higher£375£376£355

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Hillingdon £183, Croydon £200Croydon: £200Hillingdon: £183Croydon: £201Hillingdon: £183Croydon: £189Hillingdon: £173

    £183£183£173Croydon is higher£200£201£189

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Hillingdon £9.44, Croydon £8.69Croydon: £8.69Hillingdon: £9.44Croydon: £8.72Hillingdon: £9.48Croydon: £8.24Hillingdon: £8.95

    £9.44£9.48£8.95Hillingdon is higherDepends on how you count£8.69£8.72£8.24

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Hillingdon £5.45, Croydon £5.88Croydon: £5.88Hillingdon: £5.45Croydon: £5.91Hillingdon: £5.47Croydon: £5.58Hillingdon: £5.17

    £5.45£5.47£5.17Croydon is higher£5.88£5.91£5.58

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Hillingdon £6.29, Croydon £6.20Croydon: £6.20Hillingdon: £6.29Croydon: £6.23Hillingdon: £6.32Croydon: £5.88Hillingdon: £5.97

    £6.29£6.32£5.97Hillingdon is higherDepends on how you count£6.20£6.23£5.88

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Hillingdon 981.1, Croydon 1,009.1Croydon: 1,009.1Hillingdon: 981.1

    981.1Croydon is higher1,009.1

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Hillingdon 141.6, Croydon 142.5Croydon: 142.5Hillingdon: 141.6

    141.6Croydon is higher142.5

  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: Hillingdon 150.7, Croydon 145.3Croydon: 145.3Hillingdon: 150.7

    150.7Hillingdon is higherDepends on how you count145.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Hillingdon 47.1, Croydon 56.5Croydon: 56.5Hillingdon: 47.1

    47.1Croydon is higher56.5

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Hillingdon 183.0, Croydon 221.2Croydon: 221.2Hillingdon: 183.0

    183.0Croydon is higher221.2

  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: Hillingdon 21.7, Croydon 20.1Croydon: 20.1Hillingdon: 21.7

    21.7Hillingdon is higherDepends on how you count20.1

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Hillingdon and Croydon, per person in the age group
MeasureHillingdonCroydonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,670£3,686£3,481£4,250£4,269£4,032Croydon
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,708£12,763£12,054£12,613£12,667£11,964Hillingdon
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,131£2,140£2,021£2,638£2,649£2,502Croydon
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£10,948£10,994£10,385£11,020£11,067£10,453Croydon
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£984£989£934£849£853£806Hillingdon
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£741£744£703£709£712£672Hillingdon
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£35£35£33£35£35£33Hillingdon
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£295£296£279£361£362£342Croydon
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£121£122£115£125£125£118Croydon
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£95£95£90£88£89£84Hillingdon
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,839£1,847£1,744£2,335£2,345£2,215Croydon
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£258£259£245£375£376£355Croydon
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£183£183£173£200£201£189Croydon
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.44£9.48£8.95£8.69£8.72£8.24Hillingdon
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.45£5.47£5.17£5.88£5.91£5.58Croydon
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.29£6.32£5.97£6.20£6.23£5.88Hillingdon
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026981.11,009.1Croydon
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026141.6142.5Croydon
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026150.7145.3Hillingdon
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202647.156.5Croydon
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026183.0221.2Croydon
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202621.720.1Hillingdon

Per resident

Hillingdon is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Croydon on 17. 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

Hillingdon Croydon

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Hillingdon £3,670, Croydon £4,250Croydon: £4,250Hillingdon: £3,670Croydon: £4,269Hillingdon: £3,686Croydon: £4,032Hillingdon: £3,481

    £3,670£3,686£3,481Croydon is higher£4,250£4,269£4,032

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Hillingdon £1,568, Croydon £1,639Croydon: £1,639Hillingdon: £1,568Croydon: £1,646Hillingdon: £1,575Croydon: £1,554Hillingdon: £1,488

    £1,568£1,575£1,488Croydon is higherDepends on how you count£1,639£1,646£1,554

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Hillingdon £1,421, Croydon £1,746Croydon: £1,746Hillingdon: £1,421Croydon: £1,753Hillingdon: £1,428Croydon: £1,656Hillingdon: £1,348

    £1,421£1,428£1,348Croydon is higher£1,746£1,753£1,656

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Hillingdon £1,351, Croydon £1,432Croydon: £1,432Hillingdon: £1,351Croydon: £1,438Hillingdon: £1,357Croydon: £1,358Hillingdon: £1,282

    £1,351£1,357£1,282Croydon is higher£1,432£1,438£1,358

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Hillingdon £121, Croydon £110Croydon: £110Hillingdon: £121Croydon: £111Hillingdon: £122Croydon: £105Hillingdon: £115

    £121£122£115Hillingdon is higherDepends on how you count£110£111£105

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Hillingdon £91, Croydon £92Croydon: £92Hillingdon: £91Croydon: £92Hillingdon: £92Croydon: £87Hillingdon: £87

    £91£92£87Croydon is higherDepends on how you count£92£92£87

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Hillingdon £4.35, Croydon £4.55Croydon: £4.55Hillingdon: £4.35Croydon: £4.57Hillingdon: £4.37Croydon: £4.32Hillingdon: £4.13

    £4.35£4.37£4.13Croydon is higherDepends on how you count£4.55£4.57£4.32

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Hillingdon £295, Croydon £361Croydon: £361Hillingdon: £295Croydon: £362Hillingdon: £296Croydon: £342Hillingdon: £279

    £295£296£279Croydon is higher£361£362£342

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Hillingdon £121, Croydon £125Croydon: £125Hillingdon: £121Croydon: £125Hillingdon: £122Croydon: £118Hillingdon: £115

    £121£122£115Croydon is higher£125£125£118

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Hillingdon £63, Croydon £58Croydon: £58Hillingdon: £63Croydon: £59Hillingdon: £63Croydon: £55Hillingdon: £60

    £63£63£60Hillingdon is higherDepends on how you count£58£59£55

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Hillingdon £1,227, Croydon £1,545Croydon: £1,545Hillingdon: £1,227Croydon: £1,552Hillingdon: £1,232Croydon: £1,466Hillingdon: £1,164

    £1,227£1,232£1,164Croydon is higher£1,545£1,552£1,466

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Hillingdon £258, Croydon £375Croydon: £375Hillingdon: £258Croydon: £376Hillingdon: £259Croydon: £355Hillingdon: £245

    £258£259£245Croydon is higher£375£376£355

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Hillingdon £122, Croydon £132Croydon: £132Hillingdon: £122Croydon: £133Hillingdon: £122Croydon: £125Hillingdon: £116

    £122£122£116Croydon is higher£132£133£125

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Hillingdon £6.29, Croydon £5.75Croydon: £5.75Hillingdon: £6.29Croydon: £5.77Hillingdon: £6.32Croydon: £5.45Hillingdon: £5.97

    £6.29£6.32£5.97Hillingdon is higherDepends on how you count£5.75£5.77£5.45

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Hillingdon £3.64, Croydon £3.89Croydon: £3.89Hillingdon: £3.64Croydon: £3.91Hillingdon: £3.65Croydon: £3.69Hillingdon: £3.45

    £3.64£3.65£3.45Croydon is higher£3.89£3.91£3.69

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Hillingdon £6.29, Croydon £6.20Croydon: £6.20Hillingdon: £6.29Croydon: £6.23Hillingdon: £6.32Croydon: £5.88Hillingdon: £5.97

    £6.29£6.32£5.97Hillingdon is higherDepends on how you count£6.20£6.23£5.88

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Hillingdon 121.1, Croydon 131.1Croydon: 131.1Hillingdon: 121.1

    121.1Croydon is higher131.1

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Hillingdon 17.5, Croydon 18.5Croydon: 18.5Hillingdon: 17.5

    17.5Croydon is higher18.5

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Hillingdon 18.6, Croydon 18.9Croydon: 18.9Hillingdon: 18.6

    18.6Croydon is higherDepends on how you count18.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Hillingdon 47.1, Croydon 56.5Croydon: 56.5Hillingdon: 47.1

    47.1Croydon is higher56.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Hillingdon 122.1, Croydon 146.4Croydon: 146.4Hillingdon: 122.1

    122.1Croydon is higher146.4

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Hillingdon 14.5, Croydon 13.3Croydon: 13.3Hillingdon: 14.5

    14.5Hillingdon is higherDepends on how you count13.3

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Hillingdon and Croydon, per resident
MeasureHillingdonCroydonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,670£3,686£3,481£4,250£4,269£4,032Croydon
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,568£1,575£1,488£1,639£1,646£1,554Croydon
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,421£1,428£1,348£1,746£1,753£1,656Croydon
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,351£1,357£1,282£1,432£1,438£1,358Croydon
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£121£122£115£110£111£105Hillingdon
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£91£92£87£92£92£87Croydon
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.35£4.37£4.13£4.55£4.57£4.32Croydon
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£295£296£279£361£362£342Croydon
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£121£122£115£125£125£118Croydon
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£63£63£60£58£59£55Hillingdon
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,227£1,232£1,164£1,545£1,552£1,466Croydon
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£258£259£245£375£376£355Croydon
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£122£122£116£132£133£125Croydon
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.29£6.32£5.97£5.75£5.77£5.45Hillingdon
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.64£3.65£3.45£3.89£3.91£3.69Croydon
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.29£6.32£5.97£6.20£6.23£5.88Hillingdon
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026121.1131.1Croydon
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202617.518.5Croydon
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202618.618.9Croydon
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202647.156.5Croydon
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026122.1146.4Croydon
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202614.513.3Hillingdon

Total

Hillingdon is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Croydon on 22. 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

Hillingdon Croydon

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Hillingdon £1.2bn, Croydon £1.7bnCroydon: £1.7bnHillingdon: £1.2bnCroydon: £1.7bnHillingdon: £1.2bnCroydon: £1.6bnHillingdon: £1.1bn

    £1.2bn£1.2bn£1.1bnCroydon is higher£1.7bn£1.7bn£1.6bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Hillingdon £514.2m, Croydon £669.6mCroydon: £669.6mHillingdon: £514.2mCroydon: £672.5mHillingdon: £516.4mCroydon: £635.2mHillingdon: £487.8m

    £514.2m£516.4m£487.8mCroydon is higherDepends on how you count£669.6m£672.5m£635.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Hillingdon £466.1m, Croydon £713.3mCroydon: £713.3mHillingdon: £466.1mCroydon: £716.3mHillingdon: £468.1mCroydon: £676.6mHillingdon: £442.1m

    £466.1m£468.1m£442.1mCroydon is higher£713.3m£716.3m£676.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Hillingdon £443.0m, Croydon £585.0mCroydon: £585.0mHillingdon: £443.0mCroydon: £587.5mHillingdon: £444.9mCroydon: £554.9mHillingdon: £420.2m

    £443.0m£444.9m£420.2mCroydon is higher£585.0m£587.5m£554.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Hillingdon £39.8m, Croydon £45.1mCroydon: £45.1mHillingdon: £39.8mCroydon: £45.3mHillingdon: £40.0mCroydon: £42.8mHillingdon: £37.8m

    £39.8m£40.0m£37.8mCroydon is higherDepends on how you count£45.1m£45.3m£42.8m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Hillingdon £30.0m, Croydon £37.6mCroydon: £37.6mHillingdon: £30.0mCroydon: £37.8mHillingdon: £30.1mCroydon: £35.7mHillingdon: £28.4m

    £30.0m£30.1m£28.4mCroydon is higherDepends on how you count£37.6m£37.8m£35.7m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Hillingdon £1.4m, Croydon £1.9mCroydon: £1.9mHillingdon: £1.4mCroydon: £1.9mHillingdon: £1.4mCroydon: £1.8mHillingdon: £1.4m

    £1.4mCroydon is higherDepends on how you count£1.9m£1.9m£1.8m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Hillingdon £96.6m, Croydon £147.5mCroydon: £147.5mHillingdon: £96.6mCroydon: £148.1mHillingdon: £97.0mCroydon: £139.9mHillingdon: £91.6m

    £96.6m£97.0m£91.6mCroydon is higher£147.5m£148.1m£139.9m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Hillingdon £39.8m, Croydon £50.9mCroydon: £50.9mHillingdon: £39.8mCroydon: £51.1mHillingdon: £39.9mCroydon: £48.3mHillingdon: £37.7m

    £39.8m£39.9m£37.7mCroydon is higher£50.9m£51.1m£48.3m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Hillingdon £20.7m, Croydon £23.9mCroydon: £23.9mHillingdon: £20.7mCroydon: £24.0mHillingdon: £20.8mCroydon: £22.7mHillingdon: £19.6m

    £20.7m£20.8m£19.6mCroydon is higherDepends on how you count£23.9m£24.0m£22.7m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Hillingdon £402.2m, Croydon £631.4mCroydon: £631.4mHillingdon: £402.2mCroydon: £634.1mHillingdon: £403.9mCroydon: £599.0mHillingdon: £381.5m

    £402.2m£403.9m£381.5mCroydon is higher£631.4m£634.1m£599.0m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Hillingdon £84.7m, Croydon £153.1mCroydon: £153.1mHillingdon: £84.7mCroydon: £153.8mHillingdon: £85.0mCroydon: £145.2mHillingdon: £80.3m

    £84.7m£85.0m£80.3mCroydon is higher£153.1m£153.8m£145.2m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Hillingdon £39.9m, Croydon £54.0mCroydon: £54.0mHillingdon: £39.9mCroydon: £54.2mHillingdon: £40.1mCroydon: £51.2mHillingdon: £37.9m

    £39.9m£40.1m£37.9mCroydon is higher£54.0m£54.2m£51.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Hillingdon £2.1m, Croydon £2.3mCroydon: £2.3mHillingdon: £2.1mCroydon: £2.4mHillingdon: £2.1mCroydon: £2.2mHillingdon: £2.0m

    £2.1m£2.1m£2.0mCroydon is higherDepends on how you count£2.3m£2.4m£2.2m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Hillingdon £1.2m, Croydon £1.6mCroydon: £1.6mHillingdon: £1.2mCroydon: £1.6mHillingdon: £1.2mCroydon: £1.5mHillingdon: £1.1m

    £1.2m£1.2m£1.1mCroydon is higher£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Hillingdon £2.1m, Croydon £2.5mCroydon: £2.5mHillingdon: £2.1mCroydon: £2.5mHillingdon: £2.1mCroydon: £2.4mHillingdon: £2.0m

    £2.1m£2.1m£2.0mCroydon is higherDepends on how you count£2.5m£2.5m£2.4m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Hillingdon 39,698, Croydon 53,573Croydon: 53,573Hillingdon: 39,698

    39,698Croydon is higher53,573

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Hillingdon 5,728, Croydon 7,564Croydon: 7,564Hillingdon: 5,728

    5,728Croydon is higher7,564

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Hillingdon 6,098, Croydon 7,715Croydon: 7,715Hillingdon: 6,098

    6,098Croydon is higherDepends on how you count7,715

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Hillingdon 15,449, Croydon 23,100Croydon: 23,100Hillingdon: 15,449

    15,449Croydon is higher23,100

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Hillingdon 40,027, Croydon 59,815Croydon: 59,815Hillingdon: 40,027

    40,027Croydon is higher59,815

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Hillingdon 4,740, Croydon 5,425Croydon: 5,425Hillingdon: 4,740

    4,740Croydon is higherDepends on how you count5,425

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Hillingdon and Croydon, total
MeasureHillingdonCroydonHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.2bn£1.2bn£1.1bn£1.7bn£1.7bn£1.6bnCroydon
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£514.2m£516.4m£487.8m£669.6m£672.5m£635.2mCroydon
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£466.1m£468.1m£442.1m£713.3m£716.3m£676.6mCroydon
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£443.0m£444.9m£420.2m£585.0m£587.5m£554.9mCroydon
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£39.8m£40.0m£37.8m£45.1m£45.3m£42.8mCroydon
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£30.0m£30.1m£28.4m£37.6m£37.8m£35.7mCroydon
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.4m£1.9m£1.9m£1.8mCroydon
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£96.6m£97.0m£91.6m£147.5m£148.1m£139.9mCroydon
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£39.8m£39.9m£37.7m£50.9m£51.1m£48.3mCroydon
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£20.7m£20.8m£19.6m£23.9m£24.0m£22.7mCroydon
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£402.2m£403.9m£381.5m£631.4m£634.1m£599.0mCroydon
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£84.7m£85.0m£80.3m£153.1m£153.8m£145.2mCroydon
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£39.9m£40.1m£37.9m£54.0m£54.2m£51.2mCroydon
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£2.1m£2.1m£2.0m£2.3m£2.4m£2.2mCroydon
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m£1.6m£1.6m£1.5mCroydon
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£2.1m£2.1m£2.0m£2.5m£2.5m£2.4mCroydon
State Pensiontotal, March 202639,69853,573Croydon
Pension Credittotal, March 20265,7287,564Croydon
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20266,0987,715Croydon
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202615,44923,100Croydon
Universal Credittotal, May 202640,02759,815Croydon
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20264,7405,425Croydon

Sources

Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.

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  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.
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  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.
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