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Richmond upon Thames and Brentwood

196,975 and 78,959 residents (mid-2024).

Richmond upon Thames is higher than Brentwood on 9 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 7 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 15 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

Richmond upon Thames is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Brentwood 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

Richmond upon Thames Brentwood

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Richmond upon Thames £3,379, Brentwood £3,723Brentwood: £3,723Richmond upon Thames: £3,379Brentwood: £3,739Richmond upon Thames: £3,393Brentwood: £3,532Richmond upon Thames: £3,205

    £3,379£3,393£3,205Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£3,723£3,739£3,532

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Richmond upon Thames £12,433, Brentwood £12,849Brentwood: £12,849Richmond upon Thames: £12,433Brentwood: £12,904Richmond upon Thames: £12,486Brentwood: £12,188Richmond upon Thames: £11,793

    £12,433£12,486£11,793Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£12,849£12,904£12,188

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Richmond upon Thames £1,335, Brentwood £1,271Brentwood: £1,271Richmond upon Thames: £1,335Brentwood: £1,277Richmond upon Thames: £1,340Brentwood: £1,206Richmond upon Thames: £1,266

    £1,335£1,340£1,266Richmond upon Thames is higher£1,271£1,277£1,206

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Richmond upon Thames £11,462, Brentwood £11,789Brentwood: £11,789Richmond upon Thames: £11,462Brentwood: £11,839Richmond upon Thames: £11,510Brentwood: £11,183Richmond upon Thames: £10,872

    £11,462£11,510£10,872Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£11,789£11,839£11,183

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Richmond upon Thames £509, Brentwood £334Brentwood: £334Richmond upon Thames: £509Brentwood: £335Richmond upon Thames: £511Brentwood: £316Richmond upon Thames: £483

    £509£511£483Richmond upon Thames is higher£334£335£316

  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: Richmond upon Thames £441, Brentwood £708Brentwood: £708Richmond upon Thames: £441Brentwood: £711Richmond upon Thames: £443Brentwood: £671Richmond upon Thames: £418

    £441£443£418Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£708£711£671

  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: Richmond upon Thames £21, Brentwood £19Brentwood: £19Richmond upon Thames: £21Brentwood: £19Richmond upon Thames: £21Brentwood: £18Richmond upon Thames: £20

    £21£21£20Richmond upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count£19£19£18

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Richmond upon Thames £215, Brentwood £254Brentwood: £254Richmond upon Thames: £215Brentwood: £255Richmond upon Thames: £216Brentwood: £241Richmond upon Thames: £204

    £215£216£204Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£254£255£241

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Richmond upon Thames £71, Brentwood £93Brentwood: £93Richmond upon Thames: £71Brentwood: £94Richmond upon Thames: £71Brentwood: £89Richmond upon Thames: £67

    £71£71£67Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£93£94£89

  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: Richmond upon Thames £51, Brentwood £72Brentwood: £72Richmond upon Thames: £51Brentwood: £72Richmond upon Thames: £51Brentwood: £68Richmond upon Thames: £48

    £51£51£48Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£72£72£68

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Richmond upon Thames £1,107, Brentwood £1,039Brentwood: £1,039Richmond upon Thames: £1,107Brentwood: £1,044Richmond upon Thames: £1,112Brentwood: £986Richmond upon Thames: £1,050

    £1,107£1,112£1,050Richmond upon Thames is higher£1,039£1,044£986

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Richmond upon Thames £239, Brentwood £122Brentwood: £122Richmond upon Thames: £239Brentwood: £122Richmond upon Thames: £240Brentwood: £115Richmond upon Thames: £227

    £239£240£227Richmond upon Thames is higher£122£122£115

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Richmond upon Thames £163, Brentwood £150Brentwood: £150Richmond upon Thames: £163Brentwood: £150Richmond upon Thames: £164Brentwood: £142Richmond upon Thames: £155

    £163£164£155Richmond upon Thames is higher£150£150£142

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Richmond upon Thames £9.87, Brentwood £7.91Brentwood: £7.91Richmond upon Thames: £9.87Brentwood: £7.94Richmond upon Thames: £9.91Brentwood: £7.50Richmond upon Thames: £9.36

    £9.87£9.91£9.36Richmond upon Thames is higher£7.91£7.94£7.50

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Richmond upon Thames £2.94, Brentwood £2.56Brentwood: £2.56Richmond upon Thames: £2.94Brentwood: £2.57Richmond upon Thames: £2.95Brentwood: £2.43Richmond upon Thames: £2.79

    £2.94£2.95£2.79Richmond upon Thames is higher£2.56£2.57£2.43

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Richmond upon Thames £5.94, Brentwood £5.97Brentwood: £5.97Richmond upon Thames: £5.94Brentwood: £5.99Richmond upon Thames: £5.96Brentwood: £5.66Richmond upon Thames: £5.63

    £5.94£5.96£5.63Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£5.97£5.99£5.66

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Richmond upon Thames 996.4, Brentwood 1,007.5Brentwood: 1,007.5Richmond upon Thames: 996.4

    996.4Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count1,007.5

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Richmond upon Thames 86.7, Brentwood 74.2Brentwood: 74.2Richmond upon Thames: 86.7

    86.7Richmond upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count74.2

  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: Richmond upon Thames 93.0, Brentwood 144.9Brentwood: 144.9Richmond upon Thames: 93.0

    93.0Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count144.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Richmond upon Thames 32.5, Brentwood 39.7Brentwood: 39.7Richmond upon Thames: 32.5

    32.5Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count39.7

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Richmond upon Thames 101.9, Brentwood 107.4Brentwood: 107.4Richmond upon Thames: 101.9

    101.9Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count107.4

  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: Richmond upon Thames 11.1, Brentwood 16.3Brentwood: 16.3Richmond upon Thames: 11.1

    11.1Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count16.3

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Richmond upon Thames and Brentwood, per person in the age group
MeasureRichmond upon ThamesBrentwoodHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,379£3,393£3,205£3,723£3,739£3,532Brentwood
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,433£12,486£11,793£12,849£12,904£12,188Brentwood
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,335£1,340£1,266£1,271£1,277£1,206Richmond upon Thames
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,462£11,510£10,872£11,789£11,839£11,183Brentwood
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£509£511£483£334£335£316Richmond upon Thames
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£441£443£418£708£711£671Brentwood
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£21£21£20£19£19£18Richmond upon Thames
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£215£216£204£254£255£241Brentwood
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£71£71£67£93£94£89Brentwood
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£51£51£48£72£72£68Brentwood
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,107£1,112£1,050£1,039£1,044£986Richmond upon Thames
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£239£240£227£122£122£115Richmond upon Thames
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£163£164£155£150£150£142Richmond upon Thames
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.87£9.91£9.36£7.91£7.94£7.50Richmond upon Thames
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2.94£2.95£2.79£2.56£2.57£2.43Richmond upon Thames
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.94£5.96£5.63£5.97£5.99£5.66Brentwood
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026996.41,007.5Brentwood
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202686.774.2Richmond upon Thames
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202693.0144.9Brentwood
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202632.539.7Brentwood
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026101.9107.4Brentwood
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202611.116.3Brentwood

Per resident

Richmond upon Thames is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Brentwood 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

Richmond upon Thames Brentwood

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Richmond upon Thames £3,379, Brentwood £3,723Brentwood: £3,723Richmond upon Thames: £3,379Brentwood: £3,739Richmond upon Thames: £3,393Brentwood: £3,532Richmond upon Thames: £3,205

    £3,379£3,393£3,205Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£3,723£3,739£3,532

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Richmond upon Thames £2,002, Brentwood £2,475Brentwood: £2,475Richmond upon Thames: £2,002Brentwood: £2,485Richmond upon Thames: £2,010Brentwood: £2,347Richmond upon Thames: £1,899

    £2,002£2,010£1,899Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£2,475£2,485£2,347

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Richmond upon Thames £846, Brentwood £773Brentwood: £773Richmond upon Thames: £846Brentwood: £777Richmond upon Thames: £850Brentwood: £734Richmond upon Thames: £803

    £846£850£803Richmond upon Thames is higher£773£777£734

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Richmond upon Thames £1,845, Brentwood £2,271Brentwood: £2,271Richmond upon Thames: £1,845Brentwood: £2,280Richmond upon Thames: £1,853Brentwood: £2,154Richmond upon Thames: £1,751

    £1,845£1,853£1,751Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£2,271£2,280£2,154

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Richmond upon Thames £82, Brentwood £64Brentwood: £64Richmond upon Thames: £82Brentwood: £65Richmond upon Thames: £82Brentwood: £61Richmond upon Thames: £78

    £82£82£78Richmond upon Thames is higher£64£65£61

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Richmond upon Thames £71, Brentwood £136Brentwood: £136Richmond upon Thames: £71Brentwood: £137Richmond upon Thames: £71Brentwood: £129Richmond upon Thames: £67

    £71£71£67Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£136£137£129

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Richmond upon Thames £3.43, Brentwood £3.62Brentwood: £3.62Richmond upon Thames: £3.43Brentwood: £3.63Richmond upon Thames: £3.44Brentwood: £3.43Richmond upon Thames: £3.25

    £3.43£3.44£3.25Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£3.62£3.63£3.43

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Richmond upon Thames £215, Brentwood £254Brentwood: £254Richmond upon Thames: £215Brentwood: £255Richmond upon Thames: £216Brentwood: £241Richmond upon Thames: £204

    £215£216£204Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£254£255£241

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Richmond upon Thames £71, Brentwood £93Brentwood: £93Richmond upon Thames: £71Brentwood: £94Richmond upon Thames: £71Brentwood: £89Richmond upon Thames: £67

    £71£71£67Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£93£94£89

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Richmond upon Thames £32, Brentwood £44Brentwood: £44Richmond upon Thames: £32Brentwood: £44Richmond upon Thames: £33Brentwood: £42Richmond upon Thames: £31

    £32£33£31Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£44£44£42

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Richmond upon Thames £702, Brentwood £632Brentwood: £632Richmond upon Thames: £702Brentwood: £635Richmond upon Thames: £705Brentwood: £600Richmond upon Thames: £666

    £702£705£666Richmond upon Thames is higher£632£635£600

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Richmond upon Thames £239, Brentwood £122Brentwood: £122Richmond upon Thames: £239Brentwood: £122Richmond upon Thames: £240Brentwood: £115Richmond upon Thames: £227

    £239£240£227Richmond upon Thames is higher£122£122£115

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Richmond upon Thames £104, Brentwood £91Brentwood: £91Richmond upon Thames: £104Brentwood: £91Richmond upon Thames: £104Brentwood: £86Richmond upon Thames: £98

    £104£104£98Richmond upon Thames is higher£91£91£86

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Richmond upon Thames £6.26, Brentwood £4.81Brentwood: £4.81Richmond upon Thames: £6.26Brentwood: £4.83Richmond upon Thames: £6.29Brentwood: £4.56Richmond upon Thames: £5.94

    £6.26£6.29£5.94Richmond upon Thames is higher£4.81£4.83£4.56

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Richmond upon Thames £1.87, Brentwood £1.56Brentwood: £1.56Richmond upon Thames: £1.87Brentwood: £1.57Richmond upon Thames: £1.87Brentwood: £1.48Richmond upon Thames: £1.77

    £1.87£1.87£1.77Richmond upon Thames is higher£1.56£1.57£1.48

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Richmond upon Thames £5.94, Brentwood £5.97Brentwood: £5.97Richmond upon Thames: £5.94Brentwood: £5.99Richmond upon Thames: £5.96Brentwood: £5.66Richmond upon Thames: £5.63

    £5.94£5.96£5.63Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£5.97£5.99£5.66

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Richmond upon Thames 160.4, Brentwood 194.0Brentwood: 194.0Richmond upon Thames: 160.4

    160.4Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count194.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Richmond upon Thames 14.0, Brentwood 14.3Brentwood: 14.3Richmond upon Thames: 14.0

    14.0Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count14.3

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Richmond upon Thames 15.0, Brentwood 27.9Brentwood: 27.9Richmond upon Thames: 15.0

    15.0Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count27.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Richmond upon Thames 32.5, Brentwood 39.7Brentwood: 39.7Richmond upon Thames: 32.5

    32.5Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count39.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Richmond upon Thames 64.6, Brentwood 65.3Brentwood: 65.3Richmond upon Thames: 64.6

    64.6Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count65.3

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Richmond upon Thames 7.1, Brentwood 9.9Brentwood: 9.9Richmond upon Thames: 7.1

    7.1Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count9.9

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Richmond upon Thames and Brentwood, per resident
MeasureRichmond upon ThamesBrentwoodHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,379£3,393£3,205£3,723£3,739£3,532Brentwood
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,002£2,010£1,899£2,475£2,485£2,347Brentwood
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£846£850£803£773£777£734Richmond upon Thames
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,845£1,853£1,751£2,271£2,280£2,154Brentwood
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£82£82£78£64£65£61Richmond upon Thames
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£71£71£67£136£137£129Brentwood
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.43£3.44£3.25£3.62£3.63£3.43Brentwood
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£215£216£204£254£255£241Brentwood
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£71£71£67£93£94£89Brentwood
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£32£33£31£44£44£42Brentwood
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£702£705£666£632£635£600Richmond upon Thames
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£239£240£227£122£122£115Richmond upon Thames
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£104£104£98£91£91£86Richmond upon Thames
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.26£6.29£5.94£4.81£4.83£4.56Richmond upon Thames
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.87£1.87£1.77£1.56£1.57£1.48Richmond upon Thames
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.94£5.96£5.63£5.97£5.99£5.66Brentwood
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026160.4194.0Brentwood
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202614.014.3Brentwood
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202615.027.9Brentwood
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202632.539.7Brentwood
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202664.665.3Brentwood
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20267.19.9Brentwood

Total

Richmond upon Thames is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Brentwood 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

Richmond upon Thames Brentwood

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Richmond upon Thames £665.6m, Brentwood £294.0mBrentwood: £294.0mRichmond upon Thames: £665.6mBrentwood: £295.3mRichmond upon Thames: £668.4mBrentwood: £278.9mRichmond upon Thames: £631.3m

    £665.6m£668.4m£631.3mRichmond upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count£294.0m£295.3m£278.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Richmond upon Thames £394.3m, Brentwood £195.4mBrentwood: £195.4mRichmond upon Thames: £394.3mBrentwood: £196.2mRichmond upon Thames: £396.0mBrentwood: £185.3mRichmond upon Thames: £374.0m

    £394.3m£396.0m£374.0mRichmond upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count£195.4m£196.2m£185.3m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Richmond upon Thames £166.7m, Brentwood £61.1mBrentwood: £61.1mRichmond upon Thames: £166.7mBrentwood: £61.3mRichmond upon Thames: £167.4mBrentwood: £57.9mRichmond upon Thames: £158.1m

    £166.7m£167.4m£158.1mRichmond upon Thames is higher£61.1m£61.3m£57.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Richmond upon Thames £363.5m, Brentwood £179.3mBrentwood: £179.3mRichmond upon Thames: £363.5mBrentwood: £180.0mRichmond upon Thames: £365.1mBrentwood: £170.1mRichmond upon Thames: £344.8m

    £363.5m£365.1m£344.8mRichmond upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count£179.3m£180.0m£170.1m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Richmond upon Thames £16.2m, Brentwood £5.1mBrentwood: £5.1mRichmond upon Thames: £16.2mBrentwood: £5.1mRichmond upon Thames: £16.2mBrentwood: £4.8mRichmond upon Thames: £15.3m

    £16.2m£16.2m£15.3mRichmond upon Thames is higher£5.1m£5.1m£4.8m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Richmond upon Thames £14.0m, Brentwood £10.8mBrentwood: £10.8mRichmond upon Thames: £14.0mBrentwood: £10.8mRichmond upon Thames: £14.0mBrentwood: £10.2mRichmond upon Thames: £13.3m

    £14.0m£14.0m£13.3mRichmond upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count£10.8m£10.8m£10.2m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Richmond upon Thames £0.68m, Brentwood £0.29mBrentwood: £0.29mRichmond upon Thames: £0.68mBrentwood: £0.29mRichmond upon Thames: £0.68mBrentwood: £0.27mRichmond upon Thames: £0.64m

    £0.68m£0.68m£0.64mRichmond upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count£0.29m£0.29m£0.27m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Richmond upon Thames £42.3m, Brentwood £20.1mBrentwood: £20.1mRichmond upon Thames: £42.3mBrentwood: £20.2mRichmond upon Thames: £42.5mBrentwood: £19.1mRichmond upon Thames: £40.2m

    £42.3m£42.5m£40.2mRichmond upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count£20.1m£20.2m£19.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Richmond upon Thames £14.0m, Brentwood £7.4mBrentwood: £7.4mRichmond upon Thames: £14.0mBrentwood: £7.4mRichmond upon Thames: £14.0mBrentwood: £7.0mRichmond upon Thames: £13.2m

    £14.0m£14.0m£13.2mRichmond upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count£7.4m£7.4m£7.0m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Richmond upon Thames £6.4m, Brentwood £3.5mBrentwood: £3.5mRichmond upon Thames: £6.4mBrentwood: £3.5mRichmond upon Thames: £6.4mBrentwood: £3.3mRichmond upon Thames: £6.1m

    £6.4m£6.4m£6.1mRichmond upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count£3.5m£3.5m£3.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Richmond upon Thames £138.3m, Brentwood £49.9mBrentwood: £49.9mRichmond upon Thames: £138.3mBrentwood: £50.1mRichmond upon Thames: £138.9mBrentwood: £47.3mRichmond upon Thames: £131.2m

    £138.3m£138.9m£131.2mRichmond upon Thames is higher£49.9m£50.1m£47.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Richmond upon Thames £47.1m, Brentwood £9.6mBrentwood: £9.6mRichmond upon Thames: £47.1mBrentwood: £9.6mRichmond upon Thames: £47.3mBrentwood: £9.1mRichmond upon Thames: £44.7m

    £47.1m£47.3m£44.7mRichmond upon Thames is higher£9.6m£9.6m£9.1m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Richmond upon Thames £20.4m, Brentwood £7.2mBrentwood: £7.2mRichmond upon Thames: £20.4mBrentwood: £7.2mRichmond upon Thames: £20.5mBrentwood: £6.8mRichmond upon Thames: £19.3m

    £20.4m£20.5m£19.3mRichmond upon Thames is higher£7.2m£7.2m£6.8m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Richmond upon Thames £1.2m, Brentwood £0.38mBrentwood: £0.38mRichmond upon Thames: £1.2mBrentwood: £0.38mRichmond upon Thames: £1.2mBrentwood: £0.36mRichmond upon Thames: £1.2m

    £1.2mRichmond upon Thames is higher£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Richmond upon Thames £0.37m, Brentwood £0.12mBrentwood: £0.12mRichmond upon Thames: £0.37mBrentwood: £0.12mRichmond upon Thames: £0.37mBrentwood: £0.12mRichmond upon Thames: £0.35m

    £0.37m£0.37m£0.35mRichmond upon Thames is higher£0.12m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Richmond upon Thames £1.2m, Brentwood £0.47mBrentwood: £0.47mRichmond upon Thames: £1.2mBrentwood: £0.47mRichmond upon Thames: £1.2mBrentwood: £0.45mRichmond upon Thames: £1.1m

    £1.2m£1.2m£1.1mRichmond upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count£0.47m£0.47m£0.45m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Richmond upon Thames 31,602, Brentwood 15,321Brentwood: 15,321Richmond upon Thames: 31,602

    31,602Richmond upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count15,321

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Richmond upon Thames 2,750, Brentwood 1,128Brentwood: 1,128Richmond upon Thames: 2,750

    2,750Richmond upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count1,128

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Richmond upon Thames 2,949, Brentwood 2,204Brentwood: 2,204Richmond upon Thames: 2,949

    2,949Richmond upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count2,204

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Richmond upon Thames 6,403, Brentwood 3,138Brentwood: 3,138Richmond upon Thames: 6,403

    6,403Richmond upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count3,138

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Richmond upon Thames 12,724, Brentwood 5,159Brentwood: 5,159Richmond upon Thames: 12,724

    12,724Richmond upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count5,159

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Richmond upon Thames 1,390, Brentwood 784Brentwood: 784Richmond upon Thames: 1,390

    1,390Richmond upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count784

Show the numbers
Richmond upon Thames and Brentwood, total
MeasureRichmond upon ThamesBrentwoodHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£665.6m£668.4m£631.3m£294.0m£295.3m£278.9mRichmond upon Thames
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£394.3m£396.0m£374.0m£195.4m£196.2m£185.3mRichmond upon Thames
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£166.7m£167.4m£158.1m£61.1m£61.3m£57.9mRichmond upon Thames
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£363.5m£365.1m£344.8m£179.3m£180.0m£170.1mRichmond upon Thames
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£16.2m£16.2m£15.3m£5.1m£5.1m£4.8mRichmond upon Thames
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.0m£14.0m£13.3m£10.8m£10.8m£10.2mRichmond upon Thames
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.68m£0.68m£0.64m£0.29m£0.29m£0.27mRichmond upon Thames
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£42.3m£42.5m£40.2m£20.1m£20.2m£19.1mRichmond upon Thames
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.0m£14.0m£13.2m£7.4m£7.4m£7.0mRichmond upon Thames
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£6.4m£6.4m£6.1m£3.5m£3.5m£3.3mRichmond upon Thames
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£138.3m£138.9m£131.2m£49.9m£50.1m£47.3mRichmond upon Thames
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£47.1m£47.3m£44.7m£9.6m£9.6m£9.1mRichmond upon Thames
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£20.4m£20.5m£19.3m£7.2m£7.2m£6.8mRichmond upon Thames
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.2m£0.38m£0.38m£0.36mRichmond upon Thames
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m£0.12mRichmond upon Thames
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m£0.47m£0.47m£0.45mRichmond upon Thames
State Pensiontotal, March 202631,60215,321Richmond upon Thames
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,7501,128Richmond upon Thames
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,9492,204Richmond upon Thames
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,4033,138Richmond upon Thames
Universal Credittotal, May 202612,7245,159Richmond upon Thames
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,390784Richmond upon Thames

Sources

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

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  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.
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