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Kingston upon Thames and Three Rivers
Kingston upon Thames is higher than Three Rivers on 11 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 13 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.
On 11 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
Kingston upon Thames is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Three Rivers 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
Kingston upon Thames Three Rivers
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,374£3,388£3,200Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count£3,613£3,628£3,427
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,087£12,138£11,465Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count£12,935£12,990£12,270
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,608£1,615£1,525Kingston upon Thames is higher£1,344£1,349£1,274
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£10,790£10,835£10,234Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count£11,839£11,889£11,230
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£715£718£678Kingston upon Thames is higher£388£389£368
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£556£559£528Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count£690£692£654
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£26£26£25Kingston upon Thames is higher£19£19£18
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£238£239£225Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count£270£272£257
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£90£90£85Kingston upon Thames is higher£80£80£76
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£62£63£59Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count£65£65£62
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,368£1,374£1,298Kingston upon Thames is higher£1,103£1,108£1,047
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£267£268£253Kingston upon Thames is higher£154£155£146
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£166£167£157Kingston upon Thames is higher£161£162£153
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£7.28£7.32£6.91Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count£10£10£9.64
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£3.97£3.99£3.77Kingston upon Thames is higher£3.81£3.82£3.61
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£7.35£7.38£6.97Kingston upon Thames is higher£4.41£4.43£4.18
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
968.9Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count1,012.8
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
105.0Kingston upon Thames is higher75.0
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
113.2Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count143.2
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
36.8Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count40.5
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
130.3Kingston upon Thames is higher113.8
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
14.1Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count14.7
Show the numbers
| Measure | Kingston upon Thames | Three Rivers | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,374£3,388£3,200 | £3,613£3,628£3,427 | Three Rivers |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,087£12,138£11,465 | £12,935£12,990£12,270 | Three Rivers |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,608£1,615£1,525 | £1,344£1,349£1,274 | Kingston upon Thames |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £10,790£10,835£10,234 | £11,839£11,889£11,230 | Three Rivers |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £715£718£678 | £388£389£368 | Kingston upon Thames |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £556£559£528 | £690£692£654 | Three Rivers |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £26£26£25 | £19£19£18 | Kingston upon Thames |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £238£239£225 | £270£272£257 | Three Rivers |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £90£90£85 | £80£80£76 | Kingston upon Thames |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £62£63£59 | £65£65£62 | Three Rivers |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,368£1,374£1,298 | £1,103£1,108£1,047 | Kingston upon Thames |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £267£268£253 | £154£155£146 | Kingston upon Thames |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £166£167£157 | £161£162£153 | Kingston upon Thames |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £7.28£7.32£6.91 | £10£10£9.64 | Three Rivers |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £3.97£3.99£3.77 | £3.81£3.82£3.61 | Kingston upon Thames |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £7.35£7.38£6.97 | £4.41£4.43£4.18 | Kingston upon Thames |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 968.9 | 1,012.8 | Three Rivers |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 105.0 | 75.0 | Kingston upon Thames |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 113.2 | 143.2 | Three Rivers |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 36.8 | 40.5 | Three Rivers |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 130.3 | 113.8 | Kingston upon Thames |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 14.1 | 14.7 | Three Rivers |
Per resident
Kingston upon Thames is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Three Rivers 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
Kingston upon Thames Three Rivers
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,374£3,388£3,200Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count£3,613£3,628£3,427
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,707£1,715£1,619Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count£2,272£2,282£2,155
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,065£1,069£1,010Kingston upon Thames is higher£832£835£789
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£1,524£1,531£1,446Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count£2,080£2,089£1,973
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£101£101£96Kingston upon Thames is higher£68£68£65
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£79£79£75Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count£121£122£115
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£3.70£3.72£3.51Kingston upon Thames is higher£3.37£3.39£3.20
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£238£239£225Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count£270£272£257
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£90£90£85Kingston upon Thames is higher£80£80£76
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£41£41£39Kingston upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count£40£40£38
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£906£910£860Kingston upon Thames is higher£683£686£648
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£267£268£253Kingston upon Thames is higher£154£155£146
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£110£110£104Kingston upon Thames is higher£100£100£95
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£4.82£4.84£4.57Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count£6.29£6.32£5.97
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£2.64£2.65£2.50Kingston upon Thames is higher£2.36£2.37£2.24
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£7.35£7.38£6.97Kingston upon Thames is higher£4.41£4.43£4.18
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
136.9Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count177.9
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
14.8Kingston upon Thames is higher13.2
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
16.0Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count25.2
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
36.8Three Rivers is higherDepends on how you count40.5
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
86.3Kingston upon Thames is higher70.4
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
9.3Kingston upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count9.1
Show the numbers
| Measure | Kingston upon Thames | Three Rivers | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,374£3,388£3,200 | £3,613£3,628£3,427 | Three Rivers |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,707£1,715£1,619 | £2,272£2,282£2,155 | Three Rivers |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,065£1,069£1,010 | £832£835£789 | Kingston upon Thames |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £1,524£1,531£1,446 | £2,080£2,089£1,973 | Three Rivers |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £101£101£96 | £68£68£65 | Kingston upon Thames |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £79£79£75 | £121£122£115 | Three Rivers |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £3.70£3.72£3.51 | £3.37£3.39£3.20 | Kingston upon Thames |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £238£239£225 | £270£272£257 | Three Rivers |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £90£90£85 | £80£80£76 | Kingston upon Thames |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £41£41£39 | £40£40£38 | Kingston upon Thames |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £906£910£860 | £683£686£648 | Kingston upon Thames |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £267£268£253 | £154£155£146 | Kingston upon Thames |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £110£110£104 | £100£100£95 | Kingston upon Thames |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £4.82£4.84£4.57 | £6.29£6.32£5.97 | Three Rivers |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £2.64£2.65£2.50 | £2.36£2.37£2.24 | Kingston upon Thames |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £7.35£7.38£6.97 | £4.41£4.43£4.18 | Kingston upon Thames |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 136.9 | 177.9 | Three Rivers |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 14.8 | 13.2 | Kingston upon Thames |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 16.0 | 25.2 | Three Rivers |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 36.8 | 40.5 | Three Rivers |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 86.3 | 70.4 | Kingston upon Thames |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 9.3 | 9.1 | Kingston upon Thames |
Total
Kingston upon Thames is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Three Rivers on 0. 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 Three Rivers
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£583.6m£586.1m£553.6mKingston upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count£345.3m£346.8m£327.6m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£295.3m£296.6m£280.1mKingston upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count£217.2m£218.1m£206.0m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£184.2m£185.0m£174.7mKingston upon Thames is higher£79.5m£79.8m£75.4m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£263.6m£264.7m£250.0mKingston upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count£198.8m£199.6m£188.5m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£17.5m£17.5m£16.6mKingston upon Thames is higher£6.5m£6.5m£6.2m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£13.6m£13.6m£12.9mKingston upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count£11.6m£11.6m£11.0m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.64m£0.64m£0.61mKingston upon Thames is higher£0.32m£0.32m£0.31m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£41.1m£41.3m£39.0mKingston upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count£25.9m£26.0m£24.5m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£15.5m£15.6m£14.7mKingston upon Thames is higher£7.6m£7.7m£7.3m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£7.1m£7.2m£6.8mKingston upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count£3.8m£3.9m£3.6m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£156.8m£157.4m£148.7mKingston upon Thames is higher£65.3m£65.6m£61.9m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£46.2m£46.4m£43.8mKingston upon Thames is higher£14.7m£14.8m£14.0m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£19.0m£19.1m£18.0mKingston upon Thames is higher£9.6m£9.6m£9.1m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.83m£0.84m£0.79mKingston upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.46m£0.46m£0.43mKingston upon Thames is higher£0.23m£0.23m£0.21m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£1.3m£1.3m£1.2mKingston upon Thames is higher£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
23,672Kingston upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count17,005
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
2,566Kingston upon Thames is higher1,260
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,766Kingston upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count2,404
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
6,365Kingston upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count3,871
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
14,928Kingston upon Thames is higher6,731
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,611Kingston upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count867
Show the numbers
| Measure | Kingston upon Thames | Three Rivers | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £583.6m£586.1m£553.6m | £345.3m£346.8m£327.6m | Kingston upon Thames |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £295.3m£296.6m£280.1m | £217.2m£218.1m£206.0m | Kingston upon Thames |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £184.2m£185.0m£174.7m | £79.5m£79.8m£75.4m | Kingston upon Thames |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £263.6m£264.7m£250.0m | £198.8m£199.6m£188.5m | Kingston upon Thames |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £17.5m£17.5m£16.6m | £6.5m£6.5m£6.2m | Kingston upon Thames |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £13.6m£13.6m£12.9m | £11.6m£11.6m£11.0m | Kingston upon Thames |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.64m£0.64m£0.61m | £0.32m£0.32m£0.31m | Kingston upon Thames |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £41.1m£41.3m£39.0m | £25.9m£26.0m£24.5m | Kingston upon Thames |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £15.5m£15.6m£14.7m | £7.6m£7.7m£7.3m | Kingston upon Thames |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £7.1m£7.2m£6.8m | £3.8m£3.9m£3.6m | Kingston upon Thames |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £156.8m£157.4m£148.7m | £65.3m£65.6m£61.9m | Kingston upon Thames |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £46.2m£46.4m£43.8m | £14.7m£14.8m£14.0m | Kingston upon Thames |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £19.0m£19.1m£18.0m | £9.6m£9.6m£9.1m | Kingston upon Thames |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.83m£0.84m£0.79m | £0.60m£0.60m£0.57m | Kingston upon Thames |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.46m£0.46m£0.43m | £0.23m£0.23m£0.21m | Kingston upon Thames |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £1.3m£1.3m£1.2m | £0.42m£0.42m£0.40m | Kingston upon Thames |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 23,672 | 17,005 | Kingston upon Thames |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 2,566 | 1,260 | Kingston upon Thames |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,766 | 2,404 | Kingston upon Thames |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 6,365 | 3,871 | Kingston upon Thames |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 14,928 | 6,731 | Kingston upon Thames |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,611 | 867 | Kingston upon Thames |
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.
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- 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.