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Redbridge and Reading

323,006 and 182,809 residents (mid-2024).

Redbridge is higher than Reading on 17 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 17 of 22 per resident and 22 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

Redbridge is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Reading on 5. 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

Redbridge Reading

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Redbridge £3,567, Reading £3,289Reading: £3,289Redbridge: £3,567Reading: £3,303Redbridge: £3,583Reading: £3,120Redbridge: £3,384

    £3,567£3,583£3,384Redbridge is higher£3,289£3,303£3,120

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Redbridge £12,429, Reading £12,426Reading: £12,426Redbridge: £12,429Reading: £12,479Redbridge: £12,482Reading: £11,786Redbridge: £11,789

    £12,429£12,482£11,789Redbridge is higher£12,426£12,479£11,786

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Redbridge £2,152, Reading £1,764Reading: £1,764Redbridge: £2,152Reading: £1,772Redbridge: £2,161Reading: £1,673Redbridge: £2,042

    £2,152£2,161£2,042Redbridge is higher£1,764£1,772£1,673

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Redbridge £10,425, Reading £10,862Reading: £10,862Redbridge: £10,425Reading: £10,909Redbridge: £10,470Reading: £10,303Redbridge: £9,889

    £10,425£10,470£9,889Reading is higherDepends on how you count£10,862£10,909£10,303

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Redbridge £1,186, Reading £921Reading: £921Redbridge: £1,186Reading: £925Redbridge: £1,191Reading: £874Redbridge: £1,125

    £1,186£1,191£1,125Redbridge is higher£921£925£874

  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: Redbridge £774, Reading £606Reading: £606Redbridge: £774Reading: £608Redbridge: £778Reading: £575Redbridge: £735

    £774£778£735Redbridge is higher£606£608£575

  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: Redbridge £44, Reading £36Reading: £36Redbridge: £44Reading: £36Redbridge: £44Reading: £34Redbridge: £42

    £44£44£42Redbridge is higher£36£36£34

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Redbridge £295, Reading £279Reading: £279Redbridge: £295Reading: £280Redbridge: £297Reading: £265Redbridge: £280

    £295£297£280Redbridge is higher£279£280£265

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Redbridge £92, Reading £113Reading: £113Redbridge: £92Reading: £113Redbridge: £92Reading: £107Redbridge: £87

    £92£92£87Reading is higherDepends on how you count£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: Redbridge £90, Reading £75Reading: £75Redbridge: £90Reading: £75Redbridge: £91Reading: £71Redbridge: £86

    £90£91£86Redbridge is higher£75£75£71

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Redbridge £1,880, Reading £1,505Reading: £1,505Redbridge: £1,880Reading: £1,512Redbridge: £1,888Reading: £1,428Redbridge: £1,783

    £1,880£1,888£1,783Redbridge is higher£1,505£1,512£1,428

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Redbridge £289, Reading £250Reading: £250Redbridge: £289Reading: £251Redbridge: £290Reading: £237Redbridge: £274

    £289£290£274Redbridge is higher£250£251£237

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Redbridge £169, Reading £171Reading: £171Redbridge: £169Reading: £172Redbridge: £170Reading: £162Redbridge: £160

    £169£170£160Reading is higherDepends on how you count£171£172£162

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Redbridge £8.24, Reading £8.93Reading: £8.93Redbridge: £8.24Reading: £8.97Redbridge: £8.28Reading: £8.47Redbridge: £7.82

    £8.24£8.28£7.82Reading is higherDepends on how you count£8.93£8.97£8.47

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Redbridge £5.41, Reading £4.39Reading: £4.39Redbridge: £5.41Reading: £4.40Redbridge: £5.43Reading: £4.16Redbridge: £5.13

    £5.41£5.43£5.13Redbridge is higher£4.39£4.40£4.16

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Redbridge £4.62, Reading £4.84Reading: £4.84Redbridge: £4.62Reading: £4.86Redbridge: £4.64Reading: £4.59Redbridge: £4.38

    £4.62£4.64£4.38Reading is higherDepends on how you count£4.84£4.86£4.59

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Redbridge 978.9, Reading 963.7Reading: 963.7Redbridge: 978.9

    978.9Redbridge is higher963.7

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Redbridge 174.1, Reading 144.5Reading: 144.5Redbridge: 174.1

    174.1Redbridge is higher144.5

  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: Redbridge 161.3, Reading 128.6Reading: 128.6Redbridge: 161.3

    161.3Redbridge is higher128.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Redbridge 46.9, Reading 43.5Reading: 43.5Redbridge: 46.9

    46.9Redbridge is higher43.5

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Redbridge 191.9, Reading 162.6Reading: 162.6Redbridge: 191.9

    191.9Redbridge is higher162.6

  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: Redbridge 21.7, Reading 16.7Reading: 16.7Redbridge: 21.7

    21.7Redbridge is higher16.7

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Redbridge and Reading, per person in the age group
MeasureRedbridgeReadingHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,567£3,583£3,384£3,289£3,303£3,120Redbridge
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,429£12,482£11,789£12,426£12,479£11,786Redbridge
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,152£2,161£2,042£1,764£1,772£1,673Redbridge
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£10,425£10,470£9,889£10,862£10,909£10,303Reading
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£1,186£1,191£1,125£921£925£874Redbridge
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£774£778£735£606£608£575Redbridge
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£44£44£42£36£36£34Redbridge
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£295£297£280£279£280£265Redbridge
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£92£92£87£113£113£107Reading
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£90£91£86£75£75£71Redbridge
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,880£1,888£1,783£1,505£1,512£1,428Redbridge
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£289£290£274£250£251£237Redbridge
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£169£170£160£171£172£162Reading
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.24£8.28£7.82£8.93£8.97£8.47Reading
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.41£5.43£5.13£4.39£4.40£4.16Redbridge
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.62£4.64£4.38£4.84£4.86£4.59Reading
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026978.9963.7Redbridge
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026174.1144.5Redbridge
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026161.3128.6Redbridge
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202646.943.5Redbridge
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026191.9162.6Redbridge
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202621.716.7Redbridge

Per resident

Redbridge is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Reading on 5. 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

Redbridge Reading

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Redbridge £3,567, Reading £3,289Reading: £3,289Redbridge: £3,567Reading: £3,303Redbridge: £3,583Reading: £3,120Redbridge: £3,384

    £3,567£3,583£3,384Redbridge is higher£3,289£3,303£3,120

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Redbridge £1,457, Reading £1,418Reading: £1,418Redbridge: £1,457Reading: £1,424Redbridge: £1,463Reading: £1,345Redbridge: £1,382

    £1,457£1,463£1,382Redbridge is higher£1,418£1,424£1,345

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Redbridge £1,430, Reading £1,225Reading: £1,225Redbridge: £1,430Reading: £1,230Redbridge: £1,436Reading: £1,162Redbridge: £1,357

    £1,430£1,436£1,357Redbridge is higher£1,225£1,230£1,162

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Redbridge £1,222, Reading £1,239Reading: £1,239Redbridge: £1,222Reading: £1,245Redbridge: £1,227Reading: £1,176Redbridge: £1,159

    £1,222£1,227£1,159Reading is higherDepends on how you count£1,239£1,245£1,176

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Redbridge £139, Reading £105Reading: £105Redbridge: £139Reading: £106Redbridge: £140Reading: £100Redbridge: £132

    £139£140£132Redbridge is higher£105£106£100

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Redbridge £91, Reading £69Reading: £69Redbridge: £91Reading: £69Redbridge: £91Reading: £66Redbridge: £86

    £91£91£86Redbridge is higher£69£69£66

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Redbridge £5.13, Reading £4.14Reading: £4.14Redbridge: £5.13Reading: £4.16Redbridge: £5.16Reading: £3.93Redbridge: £4.87

    £5.13£5.16£4.87Redbridge is higher£4.14£4.16£3.93

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Redbridge £295, Reading £279Reading: £279Redbridge: £295Reading: £280Redbridge: £297Reading: £265Redbridge: £280

    £295£297£280Redbridge is higher£279£280£265

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Redbridge £92, Reading £113Reading: £113Redbridge: £92Reading: £113Redbridge: £92Reading: £107Redbridge: £87

    £92£92£87Reading is higherDepends on how you count£113£113£107

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Redbridge £60, Reading £52Reading: £52Redbridge: £60Reading: £52Redbridge: £60Reading: £49Redbridge: £57

    £60£60£57Redbridge is higher£52£52£49

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Redbridge £1,249, Reading £1,045Reading: £1,045Redbridge: £1,249Reading: £1,049Redbridge: £1,254Reading: £991Redbridge: £1,185

    £1,249£1,254£1,185Redbridge is higher£1,045£1,049£991

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Redbridge £289, Reading £250Reading: £250Redbridge: £289Reading: £251Redbridge: £290Reading: £237Redbridge: £274

    £289£290£274Redbridge is higher£250£251£237

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Redbridge £112, Reading £119Reading: £119Redbridge: £112Reading: £119Redbridge: £113Reading: £113Redbridge: £106

    £112£113£106Reading is higherDepends on how you count£119£119£113

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Redbridge £5.48, Reading £6.20Reading: £6.20Redbridge: £5.48Reading: £6.23Redbridge: £5.51Reading: £5.88Redbridge: £5.20

    £5.48£5.51£5.20Reading is higherDepends on how you count£6.20£6.23£5.88

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Redbridge £3.59, Reading £3.05Reading: £3.05Redbridge: £3.59Reading: £3.06Redbridge: £3.61Reading: £2.89Redbridge: £3.41

    £3.59£3.61£3.41Redbridge is higher£3.05£3.06£2.89

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Redbridge £4.62, Reading £4.84Reading: £4.84Redbridge: £4.62Reading: £4.86Redbridge: £4.64Reading: £4.59Redbridge: £4.38

    £4.62£4.64£4.38Reading is higherDepends on how you count£4.84£4.86£4.59

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Redbridge 114.8, Reading 110.0Reading: 110.0Redbridge: 114.8

    114.8Redbridge is higher110.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Redbridge 20.4, Reading 16.5Reading: 16.5Redbridge: 20.4

    20.4Redbridge is higher16.5

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Redbridge 18.9, Reading 14.7Reading: 14.7Redbridge: 18.9

    18.9Redbridge is higher14.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Redbridge 46.9, Reading 43.5Reading: 43.5Redbridge: 46.9

    46.9Redbridge is higher43.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Redbridge 127.5, Reading 112.9Reading: 112.9Redbridge: 127.5

    127.5Redbridge is higher112.9

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Redbridge 14.4, Reading 11.6Reading: 11.6Redbridge: 14.4

    14.4Redbridge is higher11.6

Show the numbers
Redbridge and Reading, per resident
MeasureRedbridgeReadingHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,567£3,583£3,384£3,289£3,303£3,120Redbridge
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,457£1,463£1,382£1,418£1,424£1,345Redbridge
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,430£1,436£1,357£1,225£1,230£1,162Redbridge
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,222£1,227£1,159£1,239£1,245£1,176Reading
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£139£140£132£105£106£100Redbridge
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£91£91£86£69£69£66Redbridge
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.13£5.16£4.87£4.14£4.16£3.93Redbridge
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£295£297£280£279£280£265Redbridge
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£92£92£87£113£113£107Reading
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£60£60£57£52£52£49Redbridge
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,249£1,254£1,185£1,045£1,049£991Redbridge
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£289£290£274£250£251£237Redbridge
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£112£113£106£119£119£113Reading
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.48£5.51£5.20£6.20£6.23£5.88Reading
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.59£3.61£3.41£3.05£3.06£2.89Redbridge
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.62£4.64£4.38£4.84£4.86£4.59Reading
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026114.8110.0Redbridge
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202620.416.5Redbridge
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202618.914.7Redbridge
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202646.943.5Redbridge
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026127.5112.9Redbridge
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202614.411.6Redbridge

Total

Redbridge is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Reading 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

Redbridge Reading

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Redbridge £1.2bn, Reading £601.3mReading: £601.3mRedbridge: £1.2bnReading: £603.8mRedbridge: £1.2bnReading: £570.3mRedbridge: £1.1bn

    £1.2bn£1.2bn£1.1bnRedbridge is higher£601.3m£603.8m£570.3m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Redbridge £470.6m, Reading £259.2mReading: £259.2mRedbridge: £470.6mReading: £260.3mRedbridge: £472.7mReading: £245.9mRedbridge: £446.4m

    £470.6m£472.7m£446.4mRedbridge is higher£259.2m£260.3m£245.9m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Redbridge £462.0m, Reading £223.9mReading: £223.9mRedbridge: £462.0mReading: £224.8mRedbridge: £464.0mReading: £212.3mRedbridge: £438.2m

    £462.0m£464.0m£438.2mRedbridge is higher£223.9m£224.8m£212.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Redbridge £394.8m, Reading £226.6mReading: £226.6mRedbridge: £394.8mReading: £227.6mRedbridge: £396.5mReading: £214.9mRedbridge: £374.5m

    £394.8m£396.5m£374.5mRedbridge is higherDepends on how you count£226.6m£227.6m£214.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Redbridge £44.9m, Reading £19.2mReading: £19.2mRedbridge: £44.9mReading: £19.3mRedbridge: £45.1mReading: £18.2mRedbridge: £42.6m

    £44.9m£45.1m£42.6mRedbridge is higher£19.2m£19.3m£18.2m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Redbridge £29.3m, Reading £12.6mReading: £12.6mRedbridge: £29.3mReading: £12.7mRedbridge: £29.4mReading: £12.0mRedbridge: £27.8m

    £29.3m£29.4m£27.8mRedbridge is higher£12.6m£12.7m£12.0m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Redbridge £1.7m, Reading £0.76mReading: £0.76mRedbridge: £1.7mReading: £0.76mRedbridge: £1.7mReading: £0.72mRedbridge: £1.6m

    £1.7m£1.7m£1.6mRedbridge is higher£0.76m£0.76m£0.72m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Redbridge £95.4m, Reading £51.0mReading: £51.0mRedbridge: £95.4mReading: £51.3mRedbridge: £95.8mReading: £48.4mRedbridge: £90.5m

    £95.4m£95.8m£90.5mRedbridge is higher£51.0m£51.3m£48.4m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Redbridge £29.6m, Reading £20.7mReading: £20.7mRedbridge: £29.6mReading: £20.7mRedbridge: £29.7mReading: £19.6mRedbridge: £28.0m

    £29.6m£29.7m£28.0mRedbridge is higherDepends on how you count£20.7m£20.7m£19.6m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Redbridge £19.4m, Reading £9.5mReading: £9.5mRedbridge: £19.4mReading: £9.5mRedbridge: £19.4mReading: £9.0mRedbridge: £18.4m

    £19.4m£19.4m£18.4mRedbridge is higher£9.5m£9.5m£9.0m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Redbridge £403.5m, Reading £191.0mReading: £191.0mRedbridge: £403.5mReading: £191.8mRedbridge: £405.2mReading: £181.2mRedbridge: £382.7m

    £403.5m£405.2m£382.7mRedbridge is higher£191.0m£191.8m£181.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Redbridge £93.2m, Reading £45.6mReading: £45.6mRedbridge: £93.2mReading: £45.8mRedbridge: £93.6mReading: £43.3mRedbridge: £88.4m

    £93.2m£93.6m£88.4mRedbridge is higher£45.6m£45.8m£43.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Redbridge £36.2m, Reading £21.7mReading: £21.7mRedbridge: £36.2mReading: £21.8mRedbridge: £36.4mReading: £20.6mRedbridge: £34.4m

    £36.2m£36.4m£34.4mRedbridge is higherDepends on how you count£21.7m£21.8m£20.6m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Redbridge £1.8m, Reading £1.1mReading: £1.1mRedbridge: £1.8mReading: £1.1mRedbridge: £1.8mReading: £1.1mRedbridge: £1.7m

    £1.8m£1.8m£1.7mRedbridge is higherDepends on how you count£1.1m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Redbridge £1.2m, Reading £0.56mReading: £0.56mRedbridge: £1.2mReading: £0.56mRedbridge: £1.2mReading: £0.53mRedbridge: £1.1m

    £1.2m£1.2m£1.1mRedbridge is higher£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Redbridge £1.5m, Reading £0.88mReading: £0.88mRedbridge: £1.5mReading: £0.89mRedbridge: £1.5mReading: £0.84mRedbridge: £1.4m

    £1.5m£1.5m£1.4mRedbridge is higherDepends on how you count£0.88m£0.89m£0.84m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Redbridge 37,066, Reading 20,103Reading: 20,103Redbridge: 37,066

    37,066Redbridge is higher20,103

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Redbridge 6,592, Reading 3,015Reading: 3,015Redbridge: 6,592

    6,592Redbridge is higher3,015

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Redbridge 6,106, Reading 2,682Reading: 2,682Redbridge: 6,106

    6,106Redbridge is higher2,682

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Redbridge 15,143, Reading 7,952Reading: 7,952Redbridge: 15,143

    15,143Redbridge is higher7,952

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Redbridge 41,196, Reading 20,634Reading: 20,634Redbridge: 41,196

    41,196Redbridge is higher20,634

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Redbridge 4,653, Reading 2,122Reading: 2,122Redbridge: 4,653

    4,653Redbridge is higher2,122

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Redbridge and Reading, total
MeasureRedbridgeReadingHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.2bn£1.2bn£1.1bn£601.3m£603.8m£570.3mRedbridge
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£470.6m£472.7m£446.4m£259.2m£260.3m£245.9mRedbridge
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£462.0m£464.0m£438.2m£223.9m£224.8m£212.3mRedbridge
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£394.8m£396.5m£374.5m£226.6m£227.6m£214.9mRedbridge
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£44.9m£45.1m£42.6m£19.2m£19.3m£18.2mRedbridge
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£29.3m£29.4m£27.8m£12.6m£12.7m£12.0mRedbridge
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m£0.76m£0.76m£0.72mRedbridge
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£95.4m£95.8m£90.5m£51.0m£51.3m£48.4mRedbridge
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£29.6m£29.7m£28.0m£20.7m£20.7m£19.6mRedbridge
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£19.4m£19.4m£18.4m£9.5m£9.5m£9.0mRedbridge
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£403.5m£405.2m£382.7m£191.0m£191.8m£181.2mRedbridge
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£93.2m£93.6m£88.4m£45.6m£45.8m£43.3mRedbridge
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£36.2m£36.4m£34.4m£21.7m£21.8m£20.6mRedbridge
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.8m£1.8m£1.7m£1.1mRedbridge
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m£0.56m£0.56m£0.53mRedbridge
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m£0.88m£0.89m£0.84mRedbridge
State Pensiontotal, March 202637,06620,103Redbridge
Pension Credittotal, March 20266,5923,015Redbridge
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20266,1062,682Redbridge
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202615,1437,952Redbridge
Universal Credittotal, May 202641,19620,634Redbridge
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20264,6532,122Redbridge

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.