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Merton and Sutton

220,020 and 213,672 residents (mid-2024).

Merton is higher than Sutton on 7 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 10 of 22 per resident and 10 of 22 in total.

On 5 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 7 of 22 measures, and Sutton 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

Merton Sutton

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Merton £3,406, Sutton £3,684Sutton: £3,684Merton: £3,406Sutton: £3,700Merton: £3,420Sutton: £3,495Merton: £3,231

    £3,406£3,420£3,231Sutton is higher£3,684£3,700£3,495

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Merton £12,347, Sutton £12,648Sutton: £12,648Merton: £12,347Sutton: £12,702Merton: £12,399Sutton: £11,997Merton: £11,711

    £12,347£12,399£11,711Sutton is higher£12,648£12,702£11,997

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Merton £1,819, Sutton £1,874Sutton: £1,874Merton: £1,819Sutton: £1,882Merton: £1,827Sutton: £1,777Merton: £1,725

    £1,819£1,827£1,725Sutton is higherDepends on how you count£1,874£1,882£1,777

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Merton £10,821, Sutton £11,303Sutton: £11,303Merton: £10,821Sutton: £11,351Merton: £10,867Sutton: £10,721Merton: £10,264

    £10,821£10,867£10,264Sutton is higher£11,303£11,351£10,721

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Merton £880, Sutton £636Sutton: £636Merton: £880Sutton: £639Merton: £884Sutton: £603Merton: £835

    £880£884£835Merton is higher£636£639£603

  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, Sutton £682Sutton: £682Merton: £612Sutton: £684Merton: £614Sutton: £647Merton: £580

    £612£614£580Sutton is higher£682£684£647

  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, Sutton £28Sutton: £28Merton: £34Sutton: £28Merton: £34Sutton: £26Merton: £32

    £34£34£32Merton is higher£28£28£26

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Merton £260, Sutton £303Sutton: £303Merton: £260Sutton: £304Merton: £261Sutton: £287Merton: £247

    £260£261£247Sutton is higher£303£304£287

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Merton £92, Sutton £122Sutton: £122Merton: £92Sutton: £122Merton: £92Sutton: £115Merton: £87

    £92£92£87Sutton is higher£122£122£115

  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, Sutton £83Sutton: £83Merton: £65Sutton: £83Merton: £66Sutton: £78Merton: £62

    £65£66£62Sutton is higher£83£83£78

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Merton £1,586, Sutton £1,605Sutton: £1,605Merton: £1,586Sutton: £1,612Merton: £1,593Sutton: £1,522Merton: £1,504

    £1,586£1,593£1,504Sutton is higherDepends on how you count£1,605£1,612£1,522

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Merton £283, Sutton £228Sutton: £228Merton: £283Sutton: £229Merton: £284Sutton: £216Merton: £268

    £283£284£268Merton is higher£228£229£216

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Merton £155, Sutton £173Sutton: £173Merton: £155Sutton: £173Merton: £156Sutton: £164Merton: £147

    £155£156£147Sutton is higher£173£173£164

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Merton £8.86, Sutton £9.02Sutton: £9.02Merton: £8.86Sutton: £9.06Merton: £8.89Sutton: £8.56Merton: £8.40

    £8.86£8.89£8.40Sutton is higherDepends on how you count£9.02£9.06£8.56

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Merton £4.08, Sutton £4.19Sutton: £4.19Merton: £4.08Sutton: £4.20Merton: £4.10Sutton: £3.97Merton: £3.87

    £4.08£4.10£3.87Sutton is higherDepends on how you count£4.19£4.20£3.97

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Merton £5.78, Sutton £5.59Sutton: £5.59Merton: £5.78Sutton: £5.61Merton: £5.80Sutton: £5.30Merton: £5.48

    £5.78£5.80£5.48Merton is higher£5.59£5.61£5.30

  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, Sutton 987.7Sutton: 987.7Merton: 989.4

    989.4Merton is higherDepends on how you count987.7

  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, Sutton 109.7Sutton: 109.7Merton: 133.5

    133.5Merton is higher109.7

  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, Sutton 145.2Sutton: 145.2Merton: 127.2

    127.2Sutton is higher145.2

  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, Sutton 46.3Sutton: 46.3Merton: 40.5

    40.5Sutton is higher46.3

  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, Sutton 153.7Sutton: 153.7Merton: 156.7

    156.7Merton is higher153.7

  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, Sutton 17.8Sutton: 17.8Merton: 14.7

    14.7Sutton is higher17.8

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Merton and Sutton, per person in the age group
MeasureMertonSuttonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,406£3,420£3,231£3,684£3,700£3,495Sutton
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,347£12,399£11,711£12,648£12,702£11,997Sutton
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,819£1,827£1,725£1,874£1,882£1,777Sutton
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£10,821£10,867£10,264£11,303£11,351£10,721Sutton
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£880£884£835£636£639£603Merton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£612£614£580£682£684£647Sutton
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£34£34£32£28£28£26Merton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£260£261£247£303£304£287Sutton
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£92£92£87£122£122£115Sutton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£65£66£62£83£83£78Sutton
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,586£1,593£1,504£1,605£1,612£1,522Sutton
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£283£284£268£228£229£216Merton
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£155£156£147£173£173£164Sutton
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.86£8.89£8.40£9.02£9.06£8.56Sutton
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.08£4.10£3.87£4.19£4.20£3.97Sutton
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.78£5.80£5.48£5.59£5.61£5.30Merton
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026989.4987.7Merton
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026133.5109.7Merton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026127.2145.2Sutton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202640.546.3Sutton
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026156.7153.7Merton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202614.717.8Sutton

Per resident

Merton is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Sutton on 12. 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 Sutton

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Merton £3,406, Sutton £3,684Sutton: £3,684Merton: £3,406Sutton: £3,700Merton: £3,420Sutton: £3,495Merton: £3,231

    £3,406£3,420£3,231Sutton is higher£3,684£3,700£3,495

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Merton £1,525, Sutton £1,830Sutton: £1,830Merton: £1,525Sutton: £1,838Merton: £1,532Sutton: £1,736Merton: £1,447

    £1,525£1,532£1,447Sutton is higher£1,830£1,838£1,736

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Merton £1,240, Sutton £1,196Sutton: £1,196Merton: £1,240Sutton: £1,201Merton: £1,245Sutton: £1,134Merton: £1,176

    £1,240£1,245£1,176Merton is higherDepends on how you count£1,196£1,201£1,134

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Merton £1,337, Sutton £1,636Sutton: £1,636Merton: £1,337Sutton: £1,643Merton: £1,342Sutton: £1,551Merton: £1,268

    £1,337£1,342£1,268Sutton is higher£1,636£1,643£1,551

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Merton £109, Sutton £92Sutton: £92Merton: £109Sutton: £92Merton: £109Sutton: £87Merton: £103

    £109£109£103Merton is higher£92£92£87

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Merton £76, Sutton £99Sutton: £99Merton: £76Sutton: £99Merton: £76Sutton: £94Merton: £72

    £76£76£72Sutton is higher£99£99£94

  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, Sutton £4.01Sutton: £4.01Merton: £4.20Sutton: £4.02Merton: £4.21Sutton: £3.80Merton: £3.98

    £4.20£4.21£3.98Merton is higher£4.01£4.02£3.80

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Merton £260, Sutton £303Sutton: £303Merton: £260Sutton: £304Merton: £261Sutton: £287Merton: £247

    £260£261£247Sutton is higher£303£304£287

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Merton £92, Sutton £122Sutton: £122Merton: £92Sutton: £122Merton: £92Sutton: £115Merton: £87

    £92£92£87Sutton is higher£122£122£115

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Merton £44, Sutton £53Sutton: £53Merton: £44Sutton: £53Merton: £45Sutton: £50Merton: £42

    £44£45£42Sutton is higher£53£53£50

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Merton £1,081, Sutton £1,024Sutton: £1,024Merton: £1,081Sutton: £1,029Merton: £1,086Sutton: £972Merton: £1,025

    £1,081£1,086£1,025Merton is higherDepends on how you count£1,024£1,029£972

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Merton £283, Sutton £228Sutton: £228Merton: £283Sutton: £229Merton: £284Sutton: £216Merton: £268

    £283£284£268Merton is higher£228£229£216

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Merton £106, Sutton £110Sutton: £110Merton: £106Sutton: £111Merton: £106Sutton: £105Merton: £100

    £106£106£100Sutton is higher£110£111£105

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Merton £6.03, Sutton £5.76Sutton: £5.76Merton: £6.03Sutton: £5.78Merton: £6.06Sutton: £5.46Merton: £5.72

    £6.03£6.06£5.72Merton is higherDepends on how you count£5.76£5.78£5.46

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Merton £2.78, Sutton £2.67Sutton: £2.67Merton: £2.78Sutton: £2.68Merton: £2.80Sutton: £2.53Merton: £2.64

    £2.78£2.80£2.64Merton is higherDepends on how you count£2.67£2.68£2.53

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Merton £5.78, Sutton £5.59Sutton: £5.59Merton: £5.78Sutton: £5.61Merton: £5.80Sutton: £5.30Merton: £5.48

    £5.78£5.80£5.48Merton is higher£5.59£5.61£5.30

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Merton 122.2, Sutton 142.9Sutton: 142.9Merton: 122.2

    122.2Sutton is higherDepends on how you count142.9

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Merton 16.5, Sutton 15.9Sutton: 15.9Merton: 16.5

    16.5Merton is higher15.9

  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, Sutton 21.0Sutton: 21.0Merton: 15.7

    15.7Sutton is higher21.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Merton 40.5, Sutton 46.3Sutton: 46.3Merton: 40.5

    40.5Sutton is higher46.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Merton 106.8, Sutton 98.1Sutton: 98.1Merton: 106.8

    106.8Merton is higher98.1

  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, Sutton 11.4Sutton: 11.4Merton: 10.0

    10.0Sutton is higher11.4

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Merton and Sutton, per resident
MeasureMertonSuttonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,406£3,420£3,231£3,684£3,700£3,495Sutton
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,525£1,532£1,447£1,830£1,838£1,736Sutton
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,240£1,245£1,176£1,196£1,201£1,134Merton
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,337£1,342£1,268£1,636£1,643£1,551Sutton
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£109£109£103£92£92£87Merton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£76£76£72£99£99£94Sutton
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.20£4.21£3.98£4.01£4.02£3.80Merton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£260£261£247£303£304£287Sutton
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£92£92£87£122£122£115Sutton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£44£45£42£53£53£50Sutton
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,081£1,086£1,025£1,024£1,029£972Merton
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£283£284£268£228£229£216Merton
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£106£106£100£110£111£105Sutton
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.03£6.06£5.72£5.76£5.78£5.46Merton
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.78£2.80£2.64£2.67£2.68£2.53Merton
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.78£5.80£5.48£5.59£5.61£5.30Merton
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026122.2142.9Sutton
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202616.515.9Merton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202615.721.0Sutton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202640.546.3Sutton
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026106.898.1Merton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202610.011.4Sutton

Total

Merton is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Sutton on 12. 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 Sutton

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Merton £749.3m, Sutton £787.2mSutton: £787.2mMerton: £749.3mSutton: £790.5mMerton: £752.5mSutton: £746.7mMerton: £710.8m

    £749.3m£752.5m£710.8mSutton is higher£787.2m£790.5m£746.7m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Merton £335.6m, Sutton £391.1mSutton: £391.1mMerton: £335.6mSutton: £392.7mMerton: £337.0mSutton: £371.0mMerton: £318.3m

    £335.6m£337.0m£318.3mSutton is higher£391.1m£392.7m£371.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Merton £272.8m, Sutton £255.5mSutton: £255.5mMerton: £272.8mSutton: £256.6mMerton: £274.0mSutton: £242.3mMerton: £258.8m

    £272.8m£274.0m£258.8mMerton is higherDepends on how you count£255.5m£256.6m£242.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Merton £294.1m, Sutton £349.5mSutton: £349.5mMerton: £294.1mSutton: £351.0mMerton: £295.4mSutton: £331.5mMerton: £279.0m

    £294.1m£295.4m£279.0mSutton is higher£349.5m£351.0m£331.5m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Merton £23.9m, Sutton £19.7mSutton: £19.7mMerton: £23.9mSutton: £19.8mMerton: £24.0mSutton: £18.7mMerton: £22.7m

    £23.9m£24.0m£22.7mMerton is higher£19.7m£19.8m£18.7m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Merton £16.6m, Sutton £21.1mSutton: £21.1mMerton: £16.6mSutton: £21.2mMerton: £16.7mSutton: £20.0mMerton: £15.8m

    £16.6m£16.7m£15.8mSutton is higher£21.1m£21.2m£20.0m

  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, Sutton £0.85mSutton: £0.85mMerton: £0.92mSutton: £0.86mMerton: £0.93mSutton: £0.81mMerton: £0.88m

    £0.92m£0.93m£0.88mMerton is higher£0.85m£0.86m£0.81m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Merton £57.3m, Sutton £64.7mSutton: £64.7mMerton: £57.3mSutton: £65.0mMerton: £57.5mSutton: £61.4mMerton: £54.3m

    £57.3m£57.5m£54.3mSutton is higher£64.7m£65.0m£61.4m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Merton £20.2m, Sutton £26.0mSutton: £26.0mMerton: £20.2mSutton: £26.1mMerton: £20.3mSutton: £24.7mMerton: £19.2m

    £20.2m£20.3m£19.2mSutton is higher£26.0m£26.1m£24.7m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Merton £9.8m, Sutton £11.3mSutton: £11.3mMerton: £9.8mSutton: £11.3mMerton: £9.8mSutton: £10.7mMerton: £9.3m

    £9.8m£9.8m£9.3mSutton is higher£11.3m£11.3m£10.7m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Merton £237.9m, Sutton £218.9mSutton: £218.9mMerton: £237.9mSutton: £219.8mMerton: £238.9mSutton: £207.6mMerton: £225.6m

    £237.9m£238.9m£225.6mMerton is higherDepends on how you count£218.9m£219.8m£207.6m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Merton £62.2m, Sutton £48.8mSutton: £48.8mMerton: £62.2mSutton: £49.0mMerton: £62.4mSutton: £46.3mMerton: £59.0m

    £62.2m£62.4m£59.0mMerton is higher£48.8m£49.0m£46.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Merton £23.2m, Sutton £23.5mSutton: £23.5mMerton: £23.2mSutton: £23.6mMerton: £23.3mSutton: £22.3mMerton: £22.0m

    £23.2m£23.3m£22.0mSutton is higher£23.5m£23.6m£22.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Merton £1.3m, Sutton £1.2mSutton: £1.2mMerton: £1.3mSutton: £1.2mMerton: £1.3mSutton: £1.2mMerton: £1.3m

    £1.3mMerton is higherDepends on how you count£1.2m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Merton £0.61m, Sutton £0.57mSutton: £0.57mMerton: £0.61mSutton: £0.57mMerton: £0.61mSutton: £0.54mMerton: £0.58m

    £0.61m£0.61m£0.58mMerton is higherDepends on how you count£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Merton £1.3m, Sutton £1.2mSutton: £1.2mMerton: £1.3mSutton: £1.2mMerton: £1.3mSutton: £1.1mMerton: £1.2m

    £1.3m£1.3m£1.2mMerton is higher£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Merton 26,891, Sutton 30,541Sutton: 30,541Merton: 26,891

    26,891Sutton is higherDepends on how you count30,541

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Merton 3,629, Sutton 3,391Sutton: 3,391Merton: 3,629

    3,629Merton is higher3,391

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Merton 3,456, Sutton 4,490Sutton: 4,490Merton: 3,456

    3,456Sutton is higher4,490

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Merton 8,915, Sutton 9,891Sutton: 9,891Merton: 8,915

    8,915Sutton is higher9,891

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Merton 23,497, Sutton 20,962Sutton: 20,962Merton: 23,497

    23,497Merton is higher20,962

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Merton 2,203, Sutton 2,431Sutton: 2,431Merton: 2,203

    2,203Sutton is higher2,431

Show the numbers
Merton and Sutton, total
MeasureMertonSuttonHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£749.3m£752.5m£710.8m£787.2m£790.5m£746.7mSutton
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£335.6m£337.0m£318.3m£391.1m£392.7m£371.0mSutton
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£272.8m£274.0m£258.8m£255.5m£256.6m£242.3mMerton
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£294.1m£295.4m£279.0m£349.5m£351.0m£331.5mSutton
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£23.9m£24.0m£22.7m£19.7m£19.8m£18.7mMerton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.6m£16.7m£15.8m£21.1m£21.2m£20.0mSutton
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.92m£0.93m£0.88m£0.85m£0.86m£0.81mMerton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£57.3m£57.5m£54.3m£64.7m£65.0m£61.4mSutton
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£20.2m£20.3m£19.2m£26.0m£26.1m£24.7mSutton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.8m£9.8m£9.3m£11.3m£11.3m£10.7mSutton
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£237.9m£238.9m£225.6m£218.9m£219.8m£207.6mMerton
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£62.2m£62.4m£59.0m£48.8m£49.0m£46.3mMerton
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£23.2m£23.3m£22.0m£23.5m£23.6m£22.3mSutton
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.3m£1.2mMerton
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.61m£0.61m£0.58m£0.57m£0.57m£0.54mMerton
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m£1.2m£1.2m£1.1mMerton
State Pensiontotal, March 202626,89130,541Sutton
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,6293,391Merton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,4564,490Sutton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,9159,891Sutton
Universal Credittotal, May 202623,49720,962Merton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,2032,431Sutton

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.