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Newham and Crawley
Newham is higher than Crawley on 14 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 13 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.
On 10 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
Newham is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Crawley on 8. 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
Newham Crawley
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,864£3,881£3,665Newham is higher£3,738£3,754£3,546
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,856£12,911£12,195Crawley is higherDepends on how you count£13,044£13,099£12,373
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2,734£2,746£2,594Newham is higher£2,106£2,115£1,998
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£9,455£9,495£8,969Crawley is higherDepends on how you count£11,682£11,731£11,081
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£2,399£2,409£2,275Newham is higher£648£650£614
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£916£920£869Newham is higherDepends on how you count£685£688£649
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£86£87£82Newham is higher£30£30£28
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£335£337£318Crawley is higherDepends on how you count£353£354£335
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£122£123£116Crawley is higherDepends on how you count£127£127£120
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£110£110£104Newham is higher£91£91£86
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2,405£2,415£2,281Newham is higher£1,783£1,790£1,691
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£523£526£496Newham is higher£230£231£218
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£205£206£194Crawley is higherDepends on how you count£219£220£208
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£7.18£7.21£6.81Crawley is higherDepends on how you count£8.11£8.14£7.69
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£7.76£7.79£7.36Newham is higher£5.27£5.29£5.00
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3.25£3.26£3.08Crawley is higherDepends on how you count£6.25£6.28£5.93
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
996.2Crawley is higherDepends on how you count1,020.8
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
343.9Newham is higher115.6
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
189.5Newham is higherDepends on how you count143.0
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
54.0Newham is higher53.8
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
242.5Newham is higher199.9
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
26.2Newham is higher20.7
Show the numbers
| Measure | Newham | Crawley | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,864£3,881£3,665 | £3,738£3,754£3,546 | Newham |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,856£12,911£12,195 | £13,044£13,099£12,373 | Crawley |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2,734£2,746£2,594 | £2,106£2,115£1,998 | Newham |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £9,455£9,495£8,969 | £11,682£11,731£11,081 | Crawley |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £2,399£2,409£2,275 | £648£650£614 | Newham |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £916£920£869 | £685£688£649 | Newham |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £86£87£82 | £30£30£28 | Newham |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £335£337£318 | £353£354£335 | Crawley |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £122£123£116 | £127£127£120 | Crawley |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £110£110£104 | £91£91£86 | Newham |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2,405£2,415£2,281 | £1,783£1,790£1,691 | Newham |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £523£526£496 | £230£231£218 | Newham |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £205£206£194 | £219£220£208 | Crawley |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £7.18£7.21£6.81 | £8.11£8.14£7.69 | Crawley |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £7.76£7.79£7.36 | £5.27£5.29£5.00 | Newham |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3.25£3.26£3.08 | £6.25£6.28£5.93 | Crawley |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 996.2 | 1,020.8 | Crawley |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 343.9 | 115.6 | Newham |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 189.5 | 143.0 | Newham |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 54.0 | 53.8 | Newham |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 242.5 | 199.9 | Newham |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 26.2 | 20.7 | Newham |
Per resident
Newham is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Crawley 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
Newham Crawley
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,864£3,881£3,665Newham is higher£3,738£3,754£3,546
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£876£880£831Crawley is higherDepends on how you count£1,641£1,648£1,556
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,004£2,013£1,901Newham is higher£1,381£1,387£1,310
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£644£647£611Crawley is higherDepends on how you count£1,469£1,476£1,394
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£163£164£155Newham is higher£81£82£77
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£62£63£59Crawley is higherDepends on how you count£86£86£82
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£5.88£5.91£5.58Newham is higher£3.75£3.77£3.56
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£335£337£318Crawley is higherDepends on how you count£353£354£335
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£122£123£116Crawley is higherDepends on how you count£127£127£120
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£81£81£76Newham is higher£60£60£57
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£1,762£1,770£1,672Newham is higher£1,169£1,174£1,109
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£523£526£496Newham is higher£230£231£218
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£150£151£142Newham is higherDepends on how you count£144£144£136
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£5.26£5.28£4.99Crawley is higherDepends on how you count£5.31£5.34£5.04
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£5.68£5.71£5.39Newham is higher£3.46£3.47£3.28
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3.25£3.26£3.08Crawley is higherDepends on how you count£6.25£6.28£5.93
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
67.9Crawley is higherDepends on how you count128.4
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
23.4Newham is higher14.5
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
12.9Crawley is higherDepends on how you count18.0
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
54.0Newham is higher53.8
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
177.8Newham is higher131.1
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
19.2Newham is higher13.5
Show the numbers
| Measure | Newham | Crawley | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,864£3,881£3,665 | £3,738£3,754£3,546 | Newham |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £876£880£831 | £1,641£1,648£1,556 | Crawley |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,004£2,013£1,901 | £1,381£1,387£1,310 | Newham |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £644£647£611 | £1,469£1,476£1,394 | Crawley |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £163£164£155 | £81£82£77 | Newham |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £62£63£59 | £86£86£82 | Crawley |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £5.88£5.91£5.58 | £3.75£3.77£3.56 | Newham |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £335£337£318 | £353£354£335 | Crawley |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £122£123£116 | £127£127£120 | Crawley |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £81£81£76 | £60£60£57 | Newham |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £1,762£1,770£1,672 | £1,169£1,174£1,109 | Newham |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £523£526£496 | £230£231£218 | Newham |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £150£151£142 | £144£144£136 | Newham |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £5.26£5.28£4.99 | £5.31£5.34£5.04 | Crawley |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £5.68£5.71£5.39 | £3.46£3.47£3.28 | Newham |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3.25£3.26£3.08 | £6.25£6.28£5.93 | Crawley |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 67.9 | 128.4 | Crawley |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 23.4 | 14.5 | Newham |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 12.9 | 18.0 | Crawley |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 54.0 | 53.8 | Newham |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 177.8 | 131.1 | Newham |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 19.2 | 13.5 | Newham |
Total
Newham is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Crawley 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
Newham Crawley
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£1.5bn£1.5bn£1.4bnNewham is higher£462.6m£464.6m£438.8m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£332.4m£333.8m£315.3mNewham is higherDepends on how you count£203.1m£203.9m£192.6m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£760.5m£763.8m£721.4mNewham is higher£171.0m£171.7m£162.2m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£244.5m£245.5m£231.9mNewham is higherDepends on how you count£181.9m£182.6m£172.5m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£62.0m£62.3m£58.8mNewham is higher£10.1m£10.1m£9.6m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£23.7m£23.8m£22.5mNewham is higherDepends on how you count£10.7m£10.7m£10.1m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£2.2m£2.2m£2.1mNewham is higher£0.46m£0.47m£0.44m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£127.2m£127.7m£120.7mNewham is higherDepends on how you count£43.7m£43.9m£41.4m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£46.4m£46.6m£44.0mNewham is higherDepends on how you count£15.7m£15.8m£14.9m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£30.6m£30.7m£29.0mNewham is higher£7.4m£7.4m£7.0m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£668.8m£671.6m£634.4mNewham is higher£144.7m£145.3m£137.3m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£198.6m£199.5m£188.4mNewham is higher£28.5m£28.6m£27.0m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£57.0m£57.2m£54.1mNewham is higherDepends on how you count£17.8m£17.9m£16.9m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£2.0m£2.0m£1.9mNewham is higherDepends on how you count£0.66m£0.66m£0.62m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£2.2m£2.2m£2.0mNewham is higher£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£1.2mNewham is higherDepends on how you count£0.77m£0.78m£0.73m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
25,758Newham is higherDepends on how you count15,892
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
8,892Newham is higher1,800
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
4,899Newham is higherDepends on how you count2,226
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
20,483Newham is higher6,659
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
67,458Newham is higher16,230
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
7,273Newham is higher1,676
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| Measure | Newham | Crawley | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £1.5bn£1.5bn£1.4bn | £462.6m£464.6m£438.8m | Newham |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £332.4m£333.8m£315.3m | £203.1m£203.9m£192.6m | Newham |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £760.5m£763.8m£721.4m | £171.0m£171.7m£162.2m | Newham |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £244.5m£245.5m£231.9m | £181.9m£182.6m£172.5m | Newham |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £62.0m£62.3m£58.8m | £10.1m£10.1m£9.6m | Newham |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £23.7m£23.8m£22.5m | £10.7m£10.7m£10.1m | Newham |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £2.2m£2.2m£2.1m | £0.46m£0.47m£0.44m | Newham |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £127.2m£127.7m£120.7m | £43.7m£43.9m£41.4m | Newham |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £46.4m£46.6m£44.0m | £15.7m£15.8m£14.9m | Newham |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £30.6m£30.7m£29.0m | £7.4m£7.4m£7.0m | Newham |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £668.8m£671.6m£634.4m | £144.7m£145.3m£137.3m | Newham |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £198.6m£199.5m£188.4m | £28.5m£28.6m£27.0m | Newham |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £57.0m£57.2m£54.1m | £17.8m£17.9m£16.9m | Newham |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £2.0m£2.0m£1.9m | £0.66m£0.66m£0.62m | Newham |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £2.2m£2.2m£2.0m | £0.43m£0.43m£0.41m | Newham |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £1.2m | £0.77m£0.78m£0.73m | Newham |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 25,758 | 15,892 | Newham |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 8,892 | 1,800 | Newham |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 4,899 | 2,226 | Newham |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 20,483 | 6,659 | Newham |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 67,458 | 16,230 | Newham |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 7,273 | 1,676 | Newham |
Sources
Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.
- 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.