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Merton and Bromley

220,020 and 334,641 residents (mid-2024).

Merton is higher than Bromley on 8 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 9 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

Merton is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Bromley on 14. 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

Merton Bromley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Merton £3,406, Bromley £3,927Bromley: £3,927Merton: £3,406Bromley: £3,943Merton: £3,420Bromley: £3,725Merton: £3,231

    £3,406£3,420£3,231Bromley is higher£3,927£3,943£3,725

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Merton £12,347, Bromley £12,907Bromley: £12,907Merton: £12,347Bromley: £12,962Merton: £12,399Bromley: £12,243Merton: £11,711

    £12,347£12,399£11,711Bromley is higher£12,907£12,962£12,243

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Merton £1,819, Bromley £1,730Bromley: £1,730Merton: £1,819Bromley: £1,737Merton: £1,827Bromley: £1,641Merton: £1,725

    £1,819£1,827£1,725Merton is higherDepends on how you count£1,730£1,737£1,641

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Merton £10,821, Bromley £11,781Bromley: £11,781Merton: £10,821Bromley: £11,831Merton: £10,867Bromley: £11,175Merton: £10,264

    £10,821£10,867£10,264Bromley is higher£11,781£11,831£11,175

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Merton £880, Bromley £461Bromley: £461Merton: £880Bromley: £463Merton: £884Bromley: £438Merton: £835

    £880£884£835Merton is higherDepends on how you count£461£463£438

  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: Merton £612, Bromley £642Bromley: £642Merton: £612Bromley: £645Merton: £614Bromley: £609Merton: £580

    £612£614£580Bromley is higher£642£645£609

  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: Merton £34, Bromley £23Bromley: £23Merton: £34Bromley: £23Merton: £34Bromley: £22Merton: £32

    £34£34£32Merton is higherDepends on how you count£23£23£22

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Merton £260, Bromley £292Bromley: £292Merton: £260Bromley: £294Merton: £261Bromley: £277Merton: £247

    £260£261£247Bromley is higher£292£294£277

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Merton £92, Bromley £113Bromley: £113Merton: £92Bromley: £113Merton: £92Bromley: £107Merton: £87

    £92£92£87Bromley is higher£113£113£107

  10. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per person aged 16 to 64: Merton £65, Bromley £80Bromley: £80Merton: £65Bromley: £81Merton: £66Bromley: £76Merton: £62

    £65£66£62Bromley is higher£80£81£76

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Merton £1,586, Bromley £1,421Bromley: £1,421Merton: £1,586Bromley: £1,427Merton: £1,593Bromley: £1,348Merton: £1,504

    £1,586£1,593£1,504Merton is higherDepends on how you count£1,421£1,427£1,348

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Merton £283, Bromley £235Bromley: £235Merton: £283Bromley: £236Merton: £284Bromley: £223Merton: £268

    £283£284£268Merton is higherDepends on how you count£235£236£223

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Merton £155, Bromley £213Bromley: £213Merton: £155Bromley: £214Merton: £156Bromley: £202Merton: £147

    £155£156£147Bromley is higher£213£214£202

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Merton £8.86, Bromley £9.47Bromley: £9.47Merton: £8.86Bromley: £9.51Merton: £8.89Bromley: £8.98Merton: £8.40

    £8.86£8.89£8.40Bromley is higherDepends on how you count£9.47£9.51£8.98

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Merton £4.08, Bromley £5.77Bromley: £5.77Merton: £4.08Bromley: £5.79Merton: £4.10Bromley: £5.47Merton: £3.87

    £4.08£4.10£3.87Bromley is higher£5.77£5.79£5.47

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Merton £5.78, Bromley £5.02Bromley: £5.02Merton: £5.78Bromley: £5.04Merton: £5.80Bromley: £4.76Merton: £5.48

    £5.78£5.80£5.48Merton is higherDepends on how you count£5.02£5.04£4.76

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Merton 989.4, Bromley 1,015.4Bromley: 1,015.4Merton: 989.4

    989.4Bromley is higher1,015.4

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Merton 133.5, Bromley 91.1Bromley: 91.1Merton: 133.5

    133.5Merton is higherDepends on how you count91.1

  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: Merton 127.2, Bromley 130.8Bromley: 130.8Merton: 127.2

    127.2Bromley is higher130.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Merton 40.5, Bromley 45.3Bromley: 45.3Merton: 40.5

    40.5Bromley is higher45.3

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Merton 156.7, Bromley 138.8Bromley: 138.8Merton: 156.7

    156.7Merton is higherDepends on how you count138.8

  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: Merton 14.7, Bromley 17.9Bromley: 17.9Merton: 14.7

    14.7Bromley is higher17.9

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Merton and Bromley, per person in the age group
MeasureMertonBromleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,406£3,420£3,231£3,927£3,943£3,725Bromley
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,347£12,399£11,711£12,907£12,962£12,243Bromley
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,819£1,827£1,725£1,730£1,737£1,641Merton
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£10,821£10,867£10,264£11,781£11,831£11,175Bromley
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£880£884£835£461£463£438Merton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£612£614£580£642£645£609Bromley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£34£34£32£23£23£22Merton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£260£261£247£292£294£277Bromley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£92£92£87£113£113£107Bromley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£65£66£62£80£81£76Bromley
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,586£1,593£1,504£1,421£1,427£1,348Merton
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£283£284£268£235£236£223Merton
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£155£156£147£213£214£202Bromley
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.86£8.89£8.40£9.47£9.51£8.98Bromley
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.08£4.10£3.87£5.77£5.79£5.47Bromley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.78£5.80£5.48£5.02£5.04£4.76Merton
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026989.41,015.4Bromley
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026133.591.1Merton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026127.2130.8Bromley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202640.545.3Bromley
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026156.7138.8Merton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202614.717.9Bromley

Per resident

Merton is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Bromley 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

Merton Bromley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Merton £3,406, Bromley £3,927Bromley: £3,927Merton: £3,406Bromley: £3,943Merton: £3,420Bromley: £3,725Merton: £3,231

    £3,406£3,420£3,231Bromley is higher£3,927£3,943£3,725

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Merton £1,525, Bromley £2,197Bromley: £2,197Merton: £1,525Bromley: £2,206Merton: £1,532Bromley: £2,084Merton: £1,447

    £1,525£1,532£1,447Bromley is higher£2,197£2,206£2,084

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Merton £1,240, Bromley £1,085Bromley: £1,085Merton: £1,240Bromley: £1,090Merton: £1,245Bromley: £1,029Merton: £1,176

    £1,240£1,245£1,176Merton is higherDepends on how you count£1,085£1,090£1,029

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Merton £1,337, Bromley £2,005Bromley: £2,005Merton: £1,337Bromley: £2,013Merton: £1,342Bromley: £1,902Merton: £1,268

    £1,337£1,342£1,268Bromley is higher£2,005£2,013£1,902

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Merton £109, Bromley £79Bromley: £79Merton: £109Bromley: £79Merton: £109Bromley: £74Merton: £103

    £109£109£103Merton is higherDepends on how you count£79£79£74

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Merton £76, Bromley £109Bromley: £109Merton: £76Bromley: £110Merton: £76Bromley: £104Merton: £72

    £76£76£72Bromley is higher£109£110£104

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Merton £4.20, Bromley £3.86Bromley: £3.86Merton: £4.20Bromley: £3.87Merton: £4.21Bromley: £3.66Merton: £3.98

    £4.20£4.21£3.98Merton is higherDepends on how you count£3.86£3.87£3.66

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Merton £260, Bromley £292Bromley: £292Merton: £260Bromley: £294Merton: £261Bromley: £277Merton: £247

    £260£261£247Bromley is higher£292£294£277

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Merton £92, Bromley £113Bromley: £113Merton: £92Bromley: £113Merton: £92Bromley: £107Merton: £87

    £92£92£87Bromley is higher£113£113£107

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Merton £44, Bromley £50Bromley: £50Merton: £44Bromley: £51Merton: £45Bromley: £48Merton: £42

    £44£45£42Bromley is higher£50£51£48

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Merton £1,081, Bromley £892Bromley: £892Merton: £1,081Bromley: £895Merton: £1,086Bromley: £846Merton: £1,025

    £1,081£1,086£1,025Merton is higherDepends on how you count£892£895£846

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Merton £283, Bromley £235Bromley: £235Merton: £283Bromley: £236Merton: £284Bromley: £223Merton: £268

    £283£284£268Merton is higherDepends on how you count£235£236£223

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Merton £106, Bromley £134Bromley: £134Merton: £106Bromley: £134Merton: £106Bromley: £127Merton: £100

    £106£106£100Bromley is higher£134£134£127

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Merton £6.03, Bromley £5.94Bromley: £5.94Merton: £6.03Bromley: £5.96Merton: £6.06Bromley: £5.63Merton: £5.72

    £6.03£6.06£5.72Merton is higherDepends on how you count£5.94£5.96£5.63

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Merton £2.78, Bromley £3.62Bromley: £3.62Merton: £2.78Bromley: £3.63Merton: £2.80Bromley: £3.43Merton: £2.64

    £2.78£2.80£2.64Bromley is higher£3.62£3.63£3.43

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Merton £5.78, Bromley £5.02Bromley: £5.02Merton: £5.78Bromley: £5.04Merton: £5.80Bromley: £4.76Merton: £5.48

    £5.78£5.80£5.48Merton is higherDepends on how you count£5.02£5.04£4.76

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Merton 122.2, Bromley 172.8Bromley: 172.8Merton: 122.2

    122.2Bromley is higher172.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Merton 16.5, Bromley 15.5Bromley: 15.5Merton: 16.5

    16.5Merton is higherDepends on how you count15.5

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Merton 15.7, Bromley 22.3Bromley: 22.3Merton: 15.7

    15.7Bromley is higher22.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Merton 40.5, Bromley 45.3Bromley: 45.3Merton: 40.5

    40.5Bromley is higher45.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Merton 106.8, Bromley 87.0Bromley: 87.0Merton: 106.8

    106.8Merton is higherDepends on how you count87.0

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Merton 10.0, Bromley 11.2Bromley: 11.2Merton: 10.0

    10.0Bromley is higher11.2

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Merton and Bromley, per resident
MeasureMertonBromleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,406£3,420£3,231£3,927£3,943£3,725Bromley
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,525£1,532£1,447£2,197£2,206£2,084Bromley
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,240£1,245£1,176£1,085£1,090£1,029Merton
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,337£1,342£1,268£2,005£2,013£1,902Bromley
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£109£109£103£79£79£74Merton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£76£76£72£109£110£104Bromley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.20£4.21£3.98£3.86£3.87£3.66Merton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£260£261£247£292£294£277Bromley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£92£92£87£113£113£107Bromley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£44£45£42£50£51£48Bromley
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,081£1,086£1,025£892£895£846Merton
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£283£284£268£235£236£223Merton
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£106£106£100£134£134£127Bromley
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.03£6.06£5.72£5.94£5.96£5.63Merton
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.78£2.80£2.64£3.62£3.63£3.43Bromley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.78£5.80£5.48£5.02£5.04£4.76Merton
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026122.2172.8Bromley
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202616.515.5Merton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202615.722.3Bromley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202640.545.3Bromley
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026106.887.0Merton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202610.011.2Bromley

Total

Merton is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Bromley 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

Merton Bromley

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Merton £749.3m, Bromley £1.3bnBromley: £1.3bnMerton: £749.3mBromley: £1.3bnMerton: £752.5mBromley: £1.2bnMerton: £710.8m

    £749.3m£752.5m£710.8mBromley is higher£1.3bn£1.3bn£1.2bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Merton £335.6m, Bromley £735.1mBromley: £735.1mMerton: £335.6mBromley: £738.2mMerton: £337.0mBromley: £697.2mMerton: £318.3m

    £335.6m£337.0m£318.3mBromley is higher£735.1m£738.2m£697.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Merton £272.8m, Bromley £363.2mBromley: £363.2mMerton: £272.8mBromley: £364.7mMerton: £274.0mBromley: £344.5mMerton: £258.8m

    £272.8m£274.0m£258.8mBromley is higherDepends on how you count£363.2m£364.7m£344.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Merton £294.1m, Bromley £670.9mBromley: £670.9mMerton: £294.1mBromley: £673.8mMerton: £295.4mBromley: £636.4mMerton: £279.0m

    £294.1m£295.4m£279.0mBromley is higher£670.9m£673.8m£636.4m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Merton £23.9m, Bromley £26.3mBromley: £26.3mMerton: £23.9mBromley: £26.4mMerton: £24.0mBromley: £24.9mMerton: £22.7m

    £23.9m£24.0m£22.7mBromley is higherDepends on how you count£26.3m£26.4m£24.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Merton £16.6m, Bromley £36.6mBromley: £36.6mMerton: £16.6mBromley: £36.7mMerton: £16.7mBromley: £34.7mMerton: £15.8m

    £16.6m£16.7m£15.8mBromley is higher£36.6m£36.7m£34.7m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Merton £0.92m, Bromley £1.3mBromley: £1.3mMerton: £0.92mBromley: £1.3mMerton: £0.93mBromley: £1.2mMerton: £0.88m

    £0.92m£0.93m£0.88mBromley is higherDepends on how you count£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Merton £57.3m, Bromley £97.8mBromley: £97.8mMerton: £57.3mBromley: £98.2mMerton: £57.5mBromley: £92.8mMerton: £54.3m

    £57.3m£57.5m£54.3mBromley is higher£97.8m£98.2m£92.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Merton £20.2m, Bromley £37.7mBromley: £37.7mMerton: £20.2mBromley: £37.9mMerton: £20.3mBromley: £35.8mMerton: £19.2m

    £20.2m£20.3m£19.2mBromley is higher£37.7m£37.9m£35.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Merton £9.8m, Bromley £16.9mBromley: £16.9mMerton: £9.8mBromley: £16.9mMerton: £9.8mBromley: £16.0mMerton: £9.3m

    £9.8m£9.8m£9.3mBromley is higher£16.9m£16.9m£16.0m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Merton £237.9m, Bromley £298.3mBromley: £298.3mMerton: £237.9mBromley: £299.6mMerton: £238.9mBromley: £283.0mMerton: £225.6m

    £237.9m£238.9m£225.6mBromley is higherDepends on how you count£298.3m£299.6m£283.0m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Merton £62.2m, Bromley £78.5mBromley: £78.5mMerton: £62.2mBromley: £78.9mMerton: £62.4mBromley: £74.5mMerton: £59.0m

    £62.2m£62.4m£59.0mBromley is higherDepends on how you count£78.5m£78.9m£74.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Merton £23.2m, Bromley £44.8mBromley: £44.8mMerton: £23.2mBromley: £44.9mMerton: £23.3mBromley: £42.5mMerton: £22.0m

    £23.2m£23.3m£22.0mBromley is higher£44.8m£44.9m£42.5m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Merton £1.3m, Bromley £2.0mBromley: £2.0mMerton: £1.3mBromley: £2.0mMerton: £1.3mBromley: £1.9mMerton: £1.3m

    £1.3mBromley is higherDepends on how you count£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Merton £0.61m, Bromley £1.2mBromley: £1.2mMerton: £0.61mBromley: £1.2mMerton: £0.61mBromley: £1.1mMerton: £0.58m

    £0.61m£0.61m£0.58mBromley is higher£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Merton £1.3m, Bromley £1.7mBromley: £1.7mMerton: £1.3mBromley: £1.7mMerton: £1.3mBromley: £1.6mMerton: £1.2m

    £1.3m£1.3m£1.2mBromley is higherDepends on how you count£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Merton 26,891, Bromley 57,829Bromley: 57,829Merton: 26,891

    26,891Bromley is higher57,829

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Merton 3,629, Bromley 5,186Bromley: 5,186Merton: 3,629

    3,629Bromley is higherDepends on how you count5,186

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Merton 3,456, Bromley 7,451Bromley: 7,451Merton: 3,456

    3,456Bromley is higher7,451

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Merton 8,915, Bromley 15,171Bromley: 15,171Merton: 8,915

    8,915Bromley is higher15,171

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Merton 23,497, Bromley 29,128Bromley: 29,128Merton: 23,497

    23,497Bromley is higherDepends on how you count29,128

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Merton 2,203, Bromley 3,762Bromley: 3,762Merton: 2,203

    2,203Bromley is higher3,762

Show the numbers
Merton and Bromley, total
MeasureMertonBromleyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£749.3m£752.5m£710.8m£1.3bn£1.3bn£1.2bnBromley
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£335.6m£337.0m£318.3m£735.1m£738.2m£697.2mBromley
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£272.8m£274.0m£258.8m£363.2m£364.7m£344.5mBromley
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£294.1m£295.4m£279.0m£670.9m£673.8m£636.4mBromley
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£23.9m£24.0m£22.7m£26.3m£26.4m£24.9mBromley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.6m£16.7m£15.8m£36.6m£36.7m£34.7mBromley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.92m£0.93m£0.88m£1.3m£1.3m£1.2mBromley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£57.3m£57.5m£54.3m£97.8m£98.2m£92.8mBromley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£20.2m£20.3m£19.2m£37.7m£37.9m£35.8mBromley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.8m£9.8m£9.3m£16.9m£16.9m£16.0mBromley
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£237.9m£238.9m£225.6m£298.3m£299.6m£283.0mBromley
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£62.2m£62.4m£59.0m£78.5m£78.9m£74.5mBromley
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£23.2m£23.3m£22.0m£44.8m£44.9m£42.5mBromley
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.3m£2.0m£2.0m£1.9mBromley
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.61m£0.61m£0.58m£1.2m£1.2m£1.1mBromley
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m£1.7m£1.7m£1.6mBromley
State Pensiontotal, March 202626,89157,829Bromley
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,6295,186Bromley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,4567,451Bromley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,91515,171Bromley
Universal Credittotal, May 202623,49729,128Bromley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,2033,762Bromley

Sources

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

  1. 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  2. 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  3. 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  4. 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  10. 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  11. 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.