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Hillingdon and Waltham Forest
Hillingdon is higher than Waltham Forest on 3 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 7 of 22 per resident and 11 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.
Per person in the age group
Hillingdon is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and Waltham Forest on 19. 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 Waltham Forest
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,670£3,686£3,481Waltham Forest is higherDepends on how you count£3,836£3,852£3,639
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,708£12,763£12,054Waltham Forest is higherDepends on how you count£13,049£13,105£12,378
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2,131£2,140£2,021Waltham Forest is higher£2,478£2,488£2,350
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£10,948£10,994£10,385Waltham Forest is higherDepends on how you count£11,005£11,052£10,439
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£984£989£934Waltham Forest is higherDepends on how you count£1,280£1,286£1,215
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£741£744£703Hillingdon is higher£711£714£674
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£35£35£33Waltham Forest is higher£53£53£50
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£295£296£279Waltham Forest is higher£357£359£339
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£121£122£115Hillingdon is higher£116£116£110
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£95£95£90Waltham Forest is higherDepends on how you count£99£100£94
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,839£1,847£1,744Waltham Forest is higher£2,135£2,144£2,025
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£258£259£245Waltham Forest is higher£335£337£318
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£183£183£173Waltham Forest is higher£226£227£214
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£9.44£9.48£8.95Waltham Forest is higher£11£11£10
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£5.45£5.47£5.17Waltham Forest is higher£6.81£6.84£6.46
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.29£6.32£5.97Hillingdon is higher£5.06£5.08£4.80
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
981.1Waltham Forest is higherDepends on how you count1,044.7
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
141.6Waltham Forest is higher213.5
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
150.7Waltham Forest is higherDepends on how you count153.4
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
47.1Waltham Forest is higher56.2
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
183.0Waltham Forest is higher212.9
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
21.7Waltham Forest is higherDepends on how you count22.8
Show the numbers
| Measure | Hillingdon | Waltham Forest | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,670£3,686£3,481 | £3,836£3,852£3,639 | Waltham Forest |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,708£12,763£12,054 | £13,049£13,105£12,378 | Waltham Forest |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2,131£2,140£2,021 | £2,478£2,488£2,350 | Waltham Forest |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £10,948£10,994£10,385 | £11,005£11,052£10,439 | Waltham Forest |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £984£989£934 | £1,280£1,286£1,215 | Waltham Forest |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £741£744£703 | £711£714£674 | Hillingdon |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £35£35£33 | £53£53£50 | Waltham Forest |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £295£296£279 | £357£359£339 | Waltham Forest |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £121£122£115 | £116£116£110 | Hillingdon |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £95£95£90 | £99£100£94 | Waltham Forest |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,839£1,847£1,744 | £2,135£2,144£2,025 | Waltham Forest |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £258£259£245 | £335£337£318 | Waltham Forest |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £183£183£173 | £226£227£214 | Waltham Forest |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £9.44£9.48£8.95 | £11£11£10 | Waltham Forest |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £5.45£5.47£5.17 | £6.81£6.84£6.46 | Waltham Forest |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.29£6.32£5.97 | £5.06£5.08£4.80 | Hillingdon |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 981.1 | 1,044.7 | Waltham Forest |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 141.6 | 213.5 | Waltham Forest |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 150.7 | 153.4 | Waltham Forest |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 47.1 | 56.2 | Waltham Forest |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 183.0 | 212.9 | Waltham Forest |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 21.7 | 22.8 | Waltham Forest |
Per resident
Hillingdon is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Waltham Forest on 15. 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 Waltham Forest
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,670£3,686£3,481Waltham Forest is higherDepends on how you count£3,836£3,852£3,639
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,568£1,575£1,488Hillingdon is higherDepends on how you count£1,290£1,295£1,224
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,421£1,428£1,348Waltham Forest is higher£1,733£1,740£1,644
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£1,351£1,357£1,282Hillingdon is higherDepends on how you count£1,088£1,093£1,032
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£121£122£115Waltham Forest is higherDepends on how you count£127£127£120
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£91£92£87Hillingdon is higher£70£71£67
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£4.35£4.37£4.13Waltham Forest is higher£5.22£5.24£4.95
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£295£296£279Waltham Forest is higher£357£359£339
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£121£122£115Hillingdon is higher£116£116£110
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£63£63£60Waltham Forest is higherDepends on how you count£70£70£66
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£1,227£1,232£1,164Waltham Forest is higher£1,493£1,499£1,416
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£258£259£245Waltham Forest is higher£335£337£318
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£122£122£116Waltham Forest is higher£158£158£150
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£6.29£6.32£5.97Waltham Forest is higher£7.71£7.74£7.31
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£3.64£3.65£3.45Waltham Forest is higher£4.77£4.79£4.52
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.29£6.32£5.97Hillingdon is higher£5.06£5.08£4.80
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
121.1Hillingdon is higherDepends on how you count103.3
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
17.5Waltham Forest is higher21.1
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
18.6Hillingdon is higherDepends on how you count15.2
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
47.1Waltham Forest is higher56.2
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
122.1Waltham Forest is higher148.9
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
14.5Waltham Forest is higherDepends on how you count15.9
Show the numbers
| Measure | Hillingdon | Waltham Forest | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,670£3,686£3,481 | £3,836£3,852£3,639 | Waltham Forest |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,568£1,575£1,488 | £1,290£1,295£1,224 | Hillingdon |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,421£1,428£1,348 | £1,733£1,740£1,644 | Waltham Forest |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £1,351£1,357£1,282 | £1,088£1,093£1,032 | Hillingdon |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £121£122£115 | £127£127£120 | Waltham Forest |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £91£92£87 | £70£71£67 | Hillingdon |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £4.35£4.37£4.13 | £5.22£5.24£4.95 | Waltham Forest |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £295£296£279 | £357£359£339 | Waltham Forest |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £121£122£115 | £116£116£110 | Hillingdon |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £63£63£60 | £70£70£66 | Waltham Forest |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £1,227£1,232£1,164 | £1,493£1,499£1,416 | Waltham Forest |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £258£259£245 | £335£337£318 | Waltham Forest |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £122£122£116 | £158£158£150 | Waltham Forest |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £6.29£6.32£5.97 | £7.71£7.74£7.31 | Waltham Forest |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £3.64£3.65£3.45 | £4.77£4.79£4.52 | Waltham Forest |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.29£6.32£5.97 | £5.06£5.08£4.80 | Hillingdon |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 121.1 | 103.3 | Hillingdon |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 17.5 | 21.1 | Waltham Forest |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 18.6 | 15.2 | Hillingdon |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 47.1 | 56.2 | Waltham Forest |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 122.1 | 148.9 | Waltham Forest |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 14.5 | 15.9 | Waltham Forest |
Total
Hillingdon is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Waltham Forest on 11. 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 Waltham Forest
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£1.2bn£1.2bn£1.1bnHillingdon is higherDepends on how you count£1.1bn£1.1bn£1.0bn
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£514.2m£516.4m£487.8mHillingdon is higherDepends on how you count£366.1m£367.6m£347.2m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£466.1m£468.1m£442.1mWaltham Forest is higher£491.7m£493.8m£466.4m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£443.0m£444.9m£420.2mHillingdon is higherDepends on how you count£308.7m£310.1m£292.9m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£39.8m£40.0m£37.8mHillingdon is higherDepends on how you count£35.9m£36.1m£34.1m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£30.0m£30.1m£28.4mHillingdon is higher£19.9m£20.0m£18.9m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£1.4mWaltham Forest is higher£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£96.6m£97.0m£91.6mWaltham Forest is higher£101.4m£101.8m£96.2m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£39.8m£39.9m£37.7mHillingdon is higher£32.8m£32.9m£31.1m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£20.7m£20.8m£19.6mHillingdon is higherDepends on how you count£19.7m£19.8m£18.7m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£402.2m£403.9m£381.5mWaltham Forest is higher£423.7m£425.5m£401.9m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£84.7m£85.0m£80.3mWaltham Forest is higher£95.1m£95.5m£90.2m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£39.9m£40.1m£37.9mWaltham Forest is higher£44.8m£45.0m£42.5m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£2.1m£2.1m£2.0mWaltham Forest is higher£2.2m£2.2m£2.1m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£1.2m£1.2m£1.1mWaltham Forest is higher£1.4m£1.4m£1.3m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£2.1m£2.1m£2.0mHillingdon is higher£1.4m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
39,698Hillingdon is higherDepends on how you count29,307
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
5,728Waltham Forest is higher5,988
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
6,098Hillingdon is higherDepends on how you count4,302
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
15,449Waltham Forest is higher15,935
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
40,027Waltham Forest is higher42,255
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
4,740Hillingdon is higherDepends on how you count4,516
Show the numbers
| Measure | Hillingdon | Waltham Forest | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £1.2bn£1.2bn£1.1bn | £1.1bn£1.1bn£1.0bn | Hillingdon |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £514.2m£516.4m£487.8m | £366.1m£367.6m£347.2m | Hillingdon |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £466.1m£468.1m£442.1m | £491.7m£493.8m£466.4m | Waltham Forest |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £443.0m£444.9m£420.2m | £308.7m£310.1m£292.9m | Hillingdon |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £39.8m£40.0m£37.8m | £35.9m£36.1m£34.1m | Hillingdon |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £30.0m£30.1m£28.4m | £19.9m£20.0m£18.9m | Hillingdon |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £1.4m | £1.5m£1.5m£1.4m | Waltham Forest |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £96.6m£97.0m£91.6m | £101.4m£101.8m£96.2m | Waltham Forest |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £39.8m£39.9m£37.7m | £32.8m£32.9m£31.1m | Hillingdon |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £20.7m£20.8m£19.6m | £19.7m£19.8m£18.7m | Hillingdon |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £402.2m£403.9m£381.5m | £423.7m£425.5m£401.9m | Waltham Forest |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £84.7m£85.0m£80.3m | £95.1m£95.5m£90.2m | Waltham Forest |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £39.9m£40.1m£37.9m | £44.8m£45.0m£42.5m | Waltham Forest |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £2.1m£2.1m£2.0m | £2.2m£2.2m£2.1m | Waltham Forest |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £1.2m£1.2m£1.1m | £1.4m£1.4m£1.3m | Waltham Forest |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £2.1m£2.1m£2.0m | £1.4m | Hillingdon |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 39,698 | 29,307 | Hillingdon |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 5,728 | 5,988 | Waltham Forest |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 6,098 | 4,302 | Hillingdon |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 15,449 | 15,935 | Waltham Forest |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 40,027 | 42,255 | Waltham Forest |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 4,740 | 4,516 | Hillingdon |
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.