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Kingston upon Thames and Cambridge

172,964 and 151,666 residents (mid-2024).

Kingston upon Thames is higher than Cambridge on 19 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 20 of 22 per resident and 21 of 22 in total.

On 2 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

Kingston upon Thames is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Cambridge 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

Kingston upon Thames Cambridge

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Kingston upon Thames £3,374, Cambridge £2,584Cambridge: £2,584Kingston upon Thames: £3,374Cambridge: £2,595Kingston upon Thames: £3,388Cambridge: £2,451Kingston upon Thames: £3,200

    £3,374£3,388£3,200Kingston upon Thames is higher£2,584£2,595£2,451

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Kingston upon Thames £12,087, Cambridge £11,933Cambridge: £11,933Kingston upon Thames: £12,087Cambridge: £11,984Kingston upon Thames: £12,138Cambridge: £11,319Kingston upon Thames: £11,465

    £12,087£12,138£11,465Kingston upon Thames is higher£11,933£11,984£11,319

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Kingston upon Thames £1,608, Cambridge £1,064Cambridge: £1,064Kingston upon Thames: £1,608Cambridge: £1,068Kingston upon Thames: £1,615Cambridge: £1,009Kingston upon Thames: £1,525

    £1,608£1,615£1,525Kingston upon Thames is higher£1,064£1,068£1,009

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Kingston upon Thames £10,790, Cambridge £10,889Cambridge: £10,889Kingston upon Thames: £10,790Cambridge: £10,936Kingston upon Thames: £10,835Cambridge: £10,329Kingston upon Thames: £10,234

    £10,790£10,835£10,234Cambridge is higherDepends on how you count£10,889£10,936£10,329

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Kingston upon Thames £715, Cambridge £490Cambridge: £490Kingston upon Thames: £715Cambridge: £492Kingston upon Thames: £718Cambridge: £465Kingston upon Thames: £678

    £715£718£678Kingston upon Thames is higher£490£492£465

  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: Kingston upon Thames £556, Cambridge £530Cambridge: £530Kingston upon Thames: £556Cambridge: £532Kingston upon Thames: £559Cambridge: £503Kingston upon Thames: £528

    £556£559£528Kingston upon Thames is higher£530£532£503

  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: Kingston upon Thames £26, Cambridge £24Cambridge: £24Kingston upon Thames: £26Cambridge: £24Kingston upon Thames: £26Cambridge: £23Kingston upon Thames: £25

    £26£26£25Kingston upon Thames is higher£24£24£23

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Kingston upon Thames £238, Cambridge £245Cambridge: £245Kingston upon Thames: £238Cambridge: £246Kingston upon Thames: £239Cambridge: £233Kingston upon Thames: £225

    £238£239£225Cambridge is higherDepends on how you count£245£246£233

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Kingston upon Thames £90, Cambridge £56Cambridge: £56Kingston upon Thames: £90Cambridge: £56Kingston upon Thames: £90Cambridge: £53Kingston upon Thames: £85

    £90£90£85Kingston upon Thames is higher£56£56£53

  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: Kingston upon Thames £62, Cambridge £41Cambridge: £41Kingston upon Thames: £62Cambridge: £41Kingston upon Thames: £63Cambridge: £39Kingston upon Thames: £59

    £62£63£59Kingston upon Thames is higher£41£41£39

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Kingston upon Thames £1,368, Cambridge £840Cambridge: £840Kingston upon Thames: £1,368Cambridge: £844Kingston upon Thames: £1,374Cambridge: £797Kingston upon Thames: £1,298

    £1,368£1,374£1,298Kingston upon Thames is higher£840£844£797

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Kingston upon Thames £267, Cambridge £195Cambridge: £195Kingston upon Thames: £267Cambridge: £196Kingston upon Thames: £268Cambridge: £185Kingston upon Thames: £253

    £267£268£253Kingston upon Thames is higher£195£196£185

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Kingston upon Thames £166, Cambridge £175Cambridge: £175Kingston upon Thames: £166Cambridge: £175Kingston upon Thames: £167Cambridge: £166Kingston upon Thames: £157

    £166£167£157Cambridge is higher£175£175£166

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Kingston upon Thames £7.28, Cambridge £5.43Cambridge: £5.43Kingston upon Thames: £7.28Cambridge: £5.45Kingston upon Thames: £7.32Cambridge: £5.15Kingston upon Thames: £6.91

    £7.28£7.32£6.91Kingston upon Thames is higher£5.43£5.45£5.15

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Kingston upon Thames £3.97, Cambridge £2.38Cambridge: £2.38Kingston upon Thames: £3.97Cambridge: £2.39Kingston upon Thames: £3.99Cambridge: £2.26Kingston upon Thames: £3.77

    £3.97£3.99£3.77Kingston upon Thames is higher£2.38£2.39£2.26

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Kingston upon Thames £7.35, Cambridge £3.75Cambridge: £3.75Kingston upon Thames: £7.35Cambridge: £3.77Kingston upon Thames: £7.38Cambridge: £3.56Kingston upon Thames: £6.97

    £7.35£7.38£6.97Kingston upon Thames is higher£3.75£3.77£3.56

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Kingston upon Thames 968.9, Cambridge 956.3Cambridge: 956.3Kingston upon Thames: 968.9

    968.9Kingston upon Thames is higher956.3

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Kingston upon Thames 105.0, Cambridge 97.5Cambridge: 97.5Kingston upon Thames: 105.0

    105.0Kingston upon Thames is higher97.5

  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: Kingston upon Thames 113.2, Cambridge 110.8Cambridge: 110.8Kingston upon Thames: 113.2

    113.2Kingston upon Thames is higher110.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Kingston upon Thames 36.8, Cambridge 36.1Cambridge: 36.1Kingston upon Thames: 36.8

    36.8Kingston upon Thames is higher36.1

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Kingston upon Thames 130.3, Cambridge 95.6Cambridge: 95.6Kingston upon Thames: 130.3

    130.3Kingston upon Thames is higher95.6

  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: Kingston upon Thames 14.1, Cambridge 9.2Cambridge: 9.2Kingston upon Thames: 14.1

    14.1Kingston upon Thames is higher9.2

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Kingston upon Thames and Cambridge, per person in the age group
MeasureKingston upon ThamesCambridgeHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,374£3,388£3,200£2,584£2,595£2,451Kingston upon Thames
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,087£12,138£11,465£11,933£11,984£11,319Kingston upon Thames
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,608£1,615£1,525£1,064£1,068£1,009Kingston upon Thames
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£10,790£10,835£10,234£10,889£10,936£10,329Cambridge
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£715£718£678£490£492£465Kingston upon Thames
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£556£559£528£530£532£503Kingston upon Thames
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£26£26£25£24£24£23Kingston upon Thames
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£238£239£225£245£246£233Cambridge
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£90£90£85£56£56£53Kingston upon Thames
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£62£63£59£41£41£39Kingston upon Thames
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,368£1,374£1,298£840£844£797Kingston upon Thames
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£267£268£253£195£196£185Kingston upon Thames
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£166£167£157£175£175£166Cambridge
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.28£7.32£6.91£5.43£5.45£5.15Kingston upon Thames
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.97£3.99£3.77£2.38£2.39£2.26Kingston upon Thames
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.35£7.38£6.97£3.75£3.77£3.56Kingston upon Thames
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026968.9956.3Kingston upon Thames
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026105.097.5Kingston upon Thames
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026113.2110.8Kingston upon Thames
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202636.836.1Kingston upon Thames
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026130.395.6Kingston upon Thames
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202614.19.2Kingston upon Thames

Per resident

Kingston upon Thames is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and Cambridge on 2. 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

Kingston upon Thames Cambridge

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Kingston upon Thames £3,374, Cambridge £2,584Cambridge: £2,584Kingston upon Thames: £3,374Cambridge: £2,595Kingston upon Thames: £3,388Cambridge: £2,451Kingston upon Thames: £3,200

    £3,374£3,388£3,200Kingston upon Thames is higher£2,584£2,595£2,451

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Kingston upon Thames £1,707, Cambridge £1,291Cambridge: £1,291Kingston upon Thames: £1,707Cambridge: £1,297Kingston upon Thames: £1,715Cambridge: £1,225Kingston upon Thames: £1,619

    £1,707£1,715£1,619Kingston upon Thames is higher£1,291£1,297£1,225

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Kingston upon Thames £1,065, Cambridge £793Cambridge: £793Kingston upon Thames: £1,065Cambridge: £796Kingston upon Thames: £1,069Cambridge: £752Kingston upon Thames: £1,010

    £1,065£1,069£1,010Kingston upon Thames is higher£793£796£752

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Kingston upon Thames £1,524, Cambridge £1,178Cambridge: £1,178Kingston upon Thames: £1,524Cambridge: £1,183Kingston upon Thames: £1,531Cambridge: £1,118Kingston upon Thames: £1,446

    £1,524£1,531£1,446Kingston upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count£1,178£1,183£1,118

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Kingston upon Thames £101, Cambridge £53Cambridge: £53Kingston upon Thames: £101Cambridge: £53Kingston upon Thames: £101Cambridge: £50Kingston upon Thames: £96

    £101£101£96Kingston upon Thames is higher£53£53£50

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Kingston upon Thames £79, Cambridge £57Cambridge: £57Kingston upon Thames: £79Cambridge: £58Kingston upon Thames: £79Cambridge: £54Kingston upon Thames: £75

    £79£79£75Kingston upon Thames is higher£57£58£54

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Kingston upon Thames £3.70, Cambridge £2.57Cambridge: £2.57Kingston upon Thames: £3.70Cambridge: £2.58Kingston upon Thames: £3.72Cambridge: £2.44Kingston upon Thames: £3.51

    £3.70£3.72£3.51Kingston upon Thames is higher£2.57£2.58£2.44

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Kingston upon Thames £238, Cambridge £245Cambridge: £245Kingston upon Thames: £238Cambridge: £246Kingston upon Thames: £239Cambridge: £233Kingston upon Thames: £225

    £238£239£225Cambridge is higherDepends on how you count£245£246£233

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Kingston upon Thames £90, Cambridge £56Cambridge: £56Kingston upon Thames: £90Cambridge: £56Kingston upon Thames: £90Cambridge: £53Kingston upon Thames: £85

    £90£90£85Kingston upon Thames is higher£56£56£53

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Kingston upon Thames £41, Cambridge £31Cambridge: £31Kingston upon Thames: £41Cambridge: £31Kingston upon Thames: £41Cambridge: £29Kingston upon Thames: £39

    £41£41£39Kingston upon Thames is higher£31£31£29

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Kingston upon Thames £906, Cambridge £626Cambridge: £626Kingston upon Thames: £906Cambridge: £629Kingston upon Thames: £910Cambridge: £594Kingston upon Thames: £860

    £906£910£860Kingston upon Thames is higher£626£629£594

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Kingston upon Thames £267, Cambridge £195Cambridge: £195Kingston upon Thames: £267Cambridge: £196Kingston upon Thames: £268Cambridge: £185Kingston upon Thames: £253

    £267£268£253Kingston upon Thames is higher£195£196£185

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Kingston upon Thames £110, Cambridge £130Cambridge: £130Kingston upon Thames: £110Cambridge: £131Kingston upon Thames: £110Cambridge: £123Kingston upon Thames: £104

    £110£110£104Cambridge is higher£130£131£123

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Kingston upon Thames £4.82, Cambridge £4.05Cambridge: £4.05Kingston upon Thames: £4.82Cambridge: £4.07Kingston upon Thames: £4.84Cambridge: £3.84Kingston upon Thames: £4.57

    £4.82£4.84£4.57Kingston upon Thames is higher£4.05£4.07£3.84

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Kingston upon Thames £2.64, Cambridge £1.77Cambridge: £1.77Kingston upon Thames: £2.64Cambridge: £1.78Kingston upon Thames: £2.65Cambridge: £1.68Kingston upon Thames: £2.50

    £2.64£2.65£2.50Kingston upon Thames is higher£1.77£1.78£1.68

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Kingston upon Thames £7.35, Cambridge £3.75Cambridge: £3.75Kingston upon Thames: £7.35Cambridge: £3.77Kingston upon Thames: £7.38Cambridge: £3.56Kingston upon Thames: £6.97

    £7.35£7.38£6.97Kingston upon Thames is higher£3.75£3.77£3.56

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Kingston upon Thames 136.9, Cambridge 103.5Cambridge: 103.5Kingston upon Thames: 136.9

    136.9Kingston upon Thames is higher103.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Kingston upon Thames 14.8, Cambridge 10.6Cambridge: 10.6Kingston upon Thames: 14.8

    14.8Kingston upon Thames is higher10.6

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Kingston upon Thames 16.0, Cambridge 12.0Cambridge: 12.0Kingston upon Thames: 16.0

    16.0Kingston upon Thames is higher12.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Kingston upon Thames 36.8, Cambridge 36.1Cambridge: 36.1Kingston upon Thames: 36.8

    36.8Kingston upon Thames is higher36.1

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Kingston upon Thames 86.3, Cambridge 71.3Cambridge: 71.3Kingston upon Thames: 86.3

    86.3Kingston upon Thames is higher71.3

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Kingston upon Thames 9.3, Cambridge 6.8Cambridge: 6.8Kingston upon Thames: 9.3

    9.3Kingston upon Thames is higher6.8

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Kingston upon Thames and Cambridge, per resident
MeasureKingston upon ThamesCambridgeHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,374£3,388£3,200£2,584£2,595£2,451Kingston upon Thames
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,707£1,715£1,619£1,291£1,297£1,225Kingston upon Thames
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,065£1,069£1,010£793£796£752Kingston upon Thames
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,524£1,531£1,446£1,178£1,183£1,118Kingston upon Thames
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£101£101£96£53£53£50Kingston upon Thames
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£79£79£75£57£58£54Kingston upon Thames
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.70£3.72£3.51£2.57£2.58£2.44Kingston upon Thames
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£238£239£225£245£246£233Cambridge
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£90£90£85£56£56£53Kingston upon Thames
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£41£41£39£31£31£29Kingston upon Thames
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£906£910£860£626£629£594Kingston upon Thames
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£267£268£253£195£196£185Kingston upon Thames
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£110£110£104£130£131£123Cambridge
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.82£4.84£4.57£4.05£4.07£3.84Kingston upon Thames
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.64£2.65£2.50£1.77£1.78£1.68Kingston upon Thames
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.35£7.38£6.97£3.75£3.77£3.56Kingston upon Thames
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026136.9103.5Kingston upon Thames
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202614.810.6Kingston upon Thames
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202616.012.0Kingston upon Thames
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202636.836.1Kingston upon Thames
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202686.371.3Kingston upon Thames
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20269.36.8Kingston upon Thames

Total

Kingston upon Thames is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and Cambridge 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

Kingston upon Thames Cambridge

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Kingston upon Thames £583.6m, Cambridge £392.0mCambridge: £392.0mKingston upon Thames: £583.6mCambridge: £393.6mKingston upon Thames: £586.1mCambridge: £371.8mKingston upon Thames: £553.6m

    £583.6m£586.1m£553.6mKingston upon Thames is higher£392.0m£393.6m£371.8m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Kingston upon Thames £295.3m, Cambridge £195.8mCambridge: £195.8mKingston upon Thames: £295.3mCambridge: £196.7mKingston upon Thames: £296.6mCambridge: £185.7mKingston upon Thames: £280.1m

    £295.3m£296.6m£280.1mKingston upon Thames is higher£195.8m£196.7m£185.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Kingston upon Thames £184.2m, Cambridge £120.3mCambridge: £120.3mKingston upon Thames: £184.2mCambridge: £120.8mKingston upon Thames: £185.0mCambridge: £114.1mKingston upon Thames: £174.7m

    £184.2m£185.0m£174.7mKingston upon Thames is higher£120.3m£120.8m£114.1m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Kingston upon Thames £263.6m, Cambridge £178.7mCambridge: £178.7mKingston upon Thames: £263.6mCambridge: £179.5mKingston upon Thames: £264.7mCambridge: £169.5mKingston upon Thames: £250.0m

    £263.6m£264.7m£250.0mKingston upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count£178.7m£179.5m£169.5m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Kingston upon Thames £17.5m, Cambridge £8.0mCambridge: £8.0mKingston upon Thames: £17.5mCambridge: £8.1mKingston upon Thames: £17.5mCambridge: £7.6mKingston upon Thames: £16.6m

    £17.5m£17.5m£16.6mKingston upon Thames is higher£8.0m£8.1m£7.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Kingston upon Thames £13.6m, Cambridge £8.7mCambridge: £8.7mKingston upon Thames: £13.6mCambridge: £8.7mKingston upon Thames: £13.6mCambridge: £8.3mKingston upon Thames: £12.9m

    £13.6m£13.6m£12.9mKingston upon Thames is higher£8.7m£8.7m£8.3m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Kingston upon Thames £0.64m, Cambridge £0.39mCambridge: £0.39mKingston upon Thames: £0.64mCambridge: £0.39mKingston upon Thames: £0.64mCambridge: £0.37mKingston upon Thames: £0.61m

    £0.64m£0.64m£0.61mKingston upon Thames is higher£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Kingston upon Thames £41.1m, Cambridge £37.2mCambridge: £37.2mKingston upon Thames: £41.1mCambridge: £37.4mKingston upon Thames: £41.3mCambridge: £35.3mKingston upon Thames: £39.0m

    £41.1m£41.3m£39.0mKingston upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count£37.2m£37.4m£35.3m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Kingston upon Thames £15.5m, Cambridge £8.5mCambridge: £8.5mKingston upon Thames: £15.5mCambridge: £8.5mKingston upon Thames: £15.6mCambridge: £8.0mKingston upon Thames: £14.7m

    £15.5m£15.6m£14.7mKingston upon Thames is higher£8.5m£8.5m£8.0m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Kingston upon Thames £7.1m, Cambridge £4.7mCambridge: £4.7mKingston upon Thames: £7.1mCambridge: £4.7mKingston upon Thames: £7.2mCambridge: £4.4mKingston upon Thames: £6.8m

    £7.1m£7.2m£6.8mKingston upon Thames is higher£4.7m£4.7m£4.4m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Kingston upon Thames £156.8m, Cambridge £95.0mCambridge: £95.0mKingston upon Thames: £156.8mCambridge: £95.4mKingston upon Thames: £157.4mCambridge: £90.1mKingston upon Thames: £148.7m

    £156.8m£157.4m£148.7mKingston upon Thames is higher£95.0m£95.4m£90.1m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Kingston upon Thames £46.2m, Cambridge £29.6mCambridge: £29.6mKingston upon Thames: £46.2mCambridge: £29.8mKingston upon Thames: £46.4mCambridge: £28.1mKingston upon Thames: £43.8m

    £46.2m£46.4m£43.8mKingston upon Thames is higher£29.6m£29.8m£28.1m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Kingston upon Thames £19.0m, Cambridge £19.7mCambridge: £19.7mKingston upon Thames: £19.0mCambridge: £19.8mKingston upon Thames: £19.1mCambridge: £18.7mKingston upon Thames: £18.0m

    £19.0m£19.1m£18.0mCambridge is higher£19.7m£19.8m£18.7m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Kingston upon Thames £0.83m, Cambridge £0.61mCambridge: £0.61mKingston upon Thames: £0.83mCambridge: £0.62mKingston upon Thames: £0.84mCambridge: £0.58mKingston upon Thames: £0.79m

    £0.83m£0.84m£0.79mKingston upon Thames is higher£0.61m£0.62m£0.58m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Kingston upon Thames £0.46m, Cambridge £0.27mCambridge: £0.27mKingston upon Thames: £0.46mCambridge: £0.27mKingston upon Thames: £0.46mCambridge: £0.25mKingston upon Thames: £0.43m

    £0.46m£0.46m£0.43mKingston upon Thames is higher£0.27m£0.27m£0.25m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Kingston upon Thames £1.3m, Cambridge £0.57mCambridge: £0.57mKingston upon Thames: £1.3mCambridge: £0.57mKingston upon Thames: £1.3mCambridge: £0.54mKingston upon Thames: £1.2m

    £1.3m£1.3m£1.2mKingston upon Thames is higher£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Kingston upon Thames 23,672, Cambridge 15,692Cambridge: 15,692Kingston upon Thames: 23,672

    23,672Kingston upon Thames is higher15,692

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Kingston upon Thames 2,566, Cambridge 1,600Cambridge: 1,600Kingston upon Thames: 2,566

    2,566Kingston upon Thames is higher1,600

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Kingston upon Thames 2,766, Cambridge 1,818Cambridge: 1,818Kingston upon Thames: 2,766

    2,766Kingston upon Thames is higher1,818

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Kingston upon Thames 6,365, Cambridge 5,479Cambridge: 5,479Kingston upon Thames: 6,365

    6,365Kingston upon Thames is higher5,479

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Kingston upon Thames 14,928, Cambridge 10,812Cambridge: 10,812Kingston upon Thames: 14,928

    14,928Kingston upon Thames is higher10,812

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Kingston upon Thames 1,611, Cambridge 1,034Cambridge: 1,034Kingston upon Thames: 1,611

    1,611Kingston upon Thames is higher1,034

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Kingston upon Thames and Cambridge, total
MeasureKingston upon ThamesCambridgeHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£583.6m£586.1m£553.6m£392.0m£393.6m£371.8mKingston upon Thames
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£295.3m£296.6m£280.1m£195.8m£196.7m£185.7mKingston upon Thames
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£184.2m£185.0m£174.7m£120.3m£120.8m£114.1mKingston upon Thames
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£263.6m£264.7m£250.0m£178.7m£179.5m£169.5mKingston upon Thames
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£17.5m£17.5m£16.6m£8.0m£8.1m£7.6mKingston upon Thames
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.6m£13.6m£12.9m£8.7m£8.7m£8.3mKingston upon Thames
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.64m£0.64m£0.61m£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mKingston upon Thames
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£41.1m£41.3m£39.0m£37.2m£37.4m£35.3mKingston upon Thames
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.5m£15.6m£14.7m£8.5m£8.5m£8.0mKingston upon Thames
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.1m£7.2m£6.8m£4.7m£4.7m£4.4mKingston upon Thames
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£156.8m£157.4m£148.7m£95.0m£95.4m£90.1mKingston upon Thames
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£46.2m£46.4m£43.8m£29.6m£29.8m£28.1mKingston upon Thames
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£19.0m£19.1m£18.0m£19.7m£19.8m£18.7mCambridge
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.83m£0.84m£0.79m£0.61m£0.62m£0.58mKingston upon Thames
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m£0.27m£0.27m£0.25mKingston upon Thames
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m£0.57m£0.57m£0.54mKingston upon Thames
State Pensiontotal, March 202623,67215,692Kingston upon Thames
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,5661,600Kingston upon Thames
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,7661,818Kingston upon Thames
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,3655,479Kingston upon Thames
Universal Credittotal, May 202614,92810,812Kingston upon Thames
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,6111,034Kingston upon Thames

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.
  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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