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Richmond upon Thames and Reigate and Banstead
Richmond upon Thames is higher than Reigate and Banstead on 8 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 8 of 22 per resident and 17 of 22 in total.
On 9 of 22 measures, which area is higher depends on whether you count per person or in total. Choose a way of counting below to see each one.
Per person in the age group
Richmond upon Thames is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Reigate and Banstead on 14. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11
Richmond upon Thames Reigate and Banstead
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,379£3,393£3,205Reigate and Banstead is higherDepends on how you count£3,511£3,526£3,331
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,433£12,486£11,793Reigate and Banstead is higherDepends on how you count£12,685£12,739£12,033
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,335£1,340£1,266Richmond upon Thames is higher£1,278£1,284£1,212
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,462£11,510£10,872Reigate and Banstead is higherDepends on how you count£11,716£11,766£11,113
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£509£511£483Richmond upon Thames is higher£310£311£294
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£441£443£418Reigate and Banstead is higher£645£647£611
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£21£21£20Richmond upon Thames is higher£15£15£14
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£215£216£204Reigate and Banstead is higherDepends on how you count£258£259£244
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£71£71£67Reigate and Banstead is higher£105£106£100
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£51£51£48Reigate and Banstead is higherDepends on how you count£64£64£61
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,107£1,112£1,050Richmond upon Thames is higher£1,015£1,019£962
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£239£240£227Richmond upon Thames is higher£171£172£162
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£163£164£155Reigate and Banstead is higherDepends on how you count£190£190£180
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£9.87£9.91£9.36Richmond upon Thames is higher£6.89£6.92£6.54
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2.94£2.95£2.79Richmond upon Thames is higher£2.87£2.88£2.72
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.94£5.96£5.63Reigate and Banstead is higher£7.70£7.73£7.30
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
996.4Reigate and Banstead is higherDepends on how you count1,002.0
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
86.7Richmond upon Thames is higher64.5
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
93.0Reigate and Banstead is higher135.5
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
32.5Reigate and Banstead is higherDepends on how you count38.8
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
101.9Reigate and Banstead is higherDepends on how you count110.0
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
11.1Reigate and Banstead is higher14.8
Show the numbers
| Measure | Richmond upon Thames | Reigate and Banstead | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,379£3,393£3,205 | £3,511£3,526£3,331 | Reigate and Banstead |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,433£12,486£11,793 | £12,685£12,739£12,033 | Reigate and Banstead |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,335£1,340£1,266 | £1,278£1,284£1,212 | Richmond upon Thames |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,462£11,510£10,872 | £11,716£11,766£11,113 | Reigate and Banstead |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £509£511£483 | £310£311£294 | Richmond upon Thames |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £441£443£418 | £645£647£611 | Reigate and Banstead |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £21£21£20 | £15£15£14 | Richmond upon Thames |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £215£216£204 | £258£259£244 | Reigate and Banstead |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £71£71£67 | £105£106£100 | Reigate and Banstead |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £51£51£48 | £64£64£61 | Reigate and Banstead |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,107£1,112£1,050 | £1,015£1,019£962 | Richmond upon Thames |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £239£240£227 | £171£172£162 | Richmond upon Thames |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £163£164£155 | £190£190£180 | Reigate and Banstead |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £9.87£9.91£9.36 | £6.89£6.92£6.54 | Richmond upon Thames |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2.94£2.95£2.79 | £2.87£2.88£2.72 | Richmond upon Thames |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.94£5.96£5.63 | £7.70£7.73£7.30 | Reigate and Banstead |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 996.4 | 1,002.0 | Reigate and Banstead |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 86.7 | 64.5 | Richmond upon Thames |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 93.0 | 135.5 | Reigate and Banstead |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 32.5 | 38.8 | Reigate and Banstead |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 101.9 | 110.0 | Reigate and Banstead |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 11.1 | 14.8 | Reigate and Banstead |
Per resident
Richmond upon Thames is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Reigate and Banstead on 14. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11
Richmond upon Thames Reigate and Banstead
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,379£3,393£3,205Reigate and Banstead is higherDepends on how you count£3,511£3,526£3,331
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,002£2,010£1,899Reigate and Banstead is higherDepends on how you count£2,178£2,188£2,066
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£846£850£803Richmond upon Thames is higher£791£795£750
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£1,845£1,853£1,751Reigate and Banstead is higherDepends on how you count£2,012£2,021£1,908
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£82£82£78Richmond upon Thames is higher£53£53£50
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£71£71£67Reigate and Banstead is higher£111£111£105
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£3.43£3.44£3.25Richmond upon Thames is higher£2.60£2.62£2.47
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£215£216£204Reigate and Banstead is higherDepends on how you count£258£259£244
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£71£71£67Reigate and Banstead is higher£105£106£100
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£32£33£31Reigate and Banstead is higherDepends on how you count£40£40£38
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£702£705£666Richmond upon Thames is higher£628£631£596
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£239£240£227Richmond upon Thames is higher£171£172£162
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£104£104£98Reigate and Banstead is higherDepends on how you count£117£118£111
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£6.26£6.29£5.94Richmond upon Thames is higher£4.27£4.29£4.05
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£1.87£1.87£1.77Richmond upon Thames is higher£1.77£1.78£1.68
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.94£5.96£5.63Reigate and Banstead is higher£7.70£7.73£7.30
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
160.4Reigate and Banstead is higherDepends on how you count172.1
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
14.0Richmond upon Thames is higher11.1
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
15.0Reigate and Banstead is higher23.3
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
32.5Reigate and Banstead is higherDepends on how you count38.8
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
64.6Reigate and Banstead is higherDepends on how you count68.1
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
7.1Reigate and Banstead is higher9.2
Show the numbers
| Measure | Richmond upon Thames | Reigate and Banstead | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,379£3,393£3,205 | £3,511£3,526£3,331 | Reigate and Banstead |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,002£2,010£1,899 | £2,178£2,188£2,066 | Reigate and Banstead |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £846£850£803 | £791£795£750 | Richmond upon Thames |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £1,845£1,853£1,751 | £2,012£2,021£1,908 | Reigate and Banstead |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £82£82£78 | £53£53£50 | Richmond upon Thames |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £71£71£67 | £111£111£105 | Reigate and Banstead |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £3.43£3.44£3.25 | £2.60£2.62£2.47 | Richmond upon Thames |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £215£216£204 | £258£259£244 | Reigate and Banstead |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £71£71£67 | £105£106£100 | Reigate and Banstead |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £32£33£31 | £40£40£38 | Reigate and Banstead |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £702£705£666 | £628£631£596 | Richmond upon Thames |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £239£240£227 | £171£172£162 | Richmond upon Thames |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £104£104£98 | £117£118£111 | Reigate and Banstead |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £6.26£6.29£5.94 | £4.27£4.29£4.05 | Richmond upon Thames |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £1.87£1.87£1.77 | £1.77£1.78£1.68 | Richmond upon Thames |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.94£5.96£5.63 | £7.70£7.73£7.30 | Reigate and Banstead |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 160.4 | 172.1 | Reigate and Banstead |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 14.0 | 11.1 | Richmond upon Thames |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 15.0 | 23.3 | Reigate and Banstead |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 32.5 | 38.8 | Reigate and Banstead |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 64.6 | 68.1 | Reigate and Banstead |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 7.1 | 9.2 | Reigate and Banstead |
Total
Richmond upon Thames is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Reigate and Banstead 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
Richmond upon Thames Reigate and Banstead
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£665.6m£668.4m£631.3mRichmond upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count£556.8m£559.2m£528.2m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£394.3m£396.0m£374.0mRichmond upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count£345.5m£346.9m£327.7m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£166.7m£167.4m£158.1mRichmond upon Thames is higher£125.5m£126.0m£119.0m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£363.5m£365.1m£344.8mRichmond upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count£319.1m£320.4m£302.6m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£16.2m£16.2m£15.3mRichmond upon Thames is higher£8.4m£8.5m£8.0m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£14.0m£14.0m£13.3mReigate and Banstead is higher£17.6m£17.6m£16.7m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.68m£0.68m£0.64mRichmond upon Thames is higher£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£42.3m£42.5m£40.2mRichmond upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count£40.9m£41.0m£38.8m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£14.0m£14.0m£13.2mReigate and Banstead is higher£16.7m£16.8m£15.9m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£6.4m£6.4m£6.1mRichmond upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count£6.3m£6.3m£6.0m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£138.3m£138.9m£131.2mRichmond upon Thames is higher£99.6m£100.0m£94.5m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£47.1m£47.3m£44.7mRichmond upon Thames is higher£27.1m£27.2m£25.7m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£20.4m£20.5m£19.3mRichmond upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count£18.6m£18.7m£17.7m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£1.2mRichmond upon Thames is higher£0.68m£0.68m£0.64m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.37m£0.37m£0.35mRichmond upon Thames is higher£0.28m£0.28m£0.27m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£1.2m£1.2m£1.1mReigate and Banstead is higher£1.2m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
31,602Richmond upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count27,288
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
2,750Richmond upon Thames is higher1,756
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,949Reigate and Banstead is higher3,689
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
6,403Richmond upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count6,157
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
12,724Richmond upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count10,799
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,390Reigate and Banstead is higher1,452
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| Measure | Richmond upon Thames | Reigate and Banstead | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £665.6m£668.4m£631.3m | £556.8m£559.2m£528.2m | Richmond upon Thames |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £394.3m£396.0m£374.0m | £345.5m£346.9m£327.7m | Richmond upon Thames |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £166.7m£167.4m£158.1m | £125.5m£126.0m£119.0m | Richmond upon Thames |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £363.5m£365.1m£344.8m | £319.1m£320.4m£302.6m | Richmond upon Thames |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £16.2m£16.2m£15.3m | £8.4m£8.5m£8.0m | Richmond upon Thames |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £14.0m£14.0m£13.3m | £17.6m£17.6m£16.7m | Reigate and Banstead |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.68m£0.68m£0.64m | £0.41m£0.41m£0.39m | Richmond upon Thames |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £42.3m£42.5m£40.2m | £40.9m£41.0m£38.8m | Richmond upon Thames |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £14.0m£14.0m£13.2m | £16.7m£16.8m£15.9m | Reigate and Banstead |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £6.4m£6.4m£6.1m | £6.3m£6.3m£6.0m | Richmond upon Thames |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £138.3m£138.9m£131.2m | £99.6m£100.0m£94.5m | Richmond upon Thames |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £47.1m£47.3m£44.7m | £27.1m£27.2m£25.7m | Richmond upon Thames |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £20.4m£20.5m£19.3m | £18.6m£18.7m£17.7m | Richmond upon Thames |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £1.2m | £0.68m£0.68m£0.64m | Richmond upon Thames |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.37m£0.37m£0.35m | £0.28m£0.28m£0.27m | Richmond upon Thames |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £1.2m£1.2m£1.1m | £1.2m | Reigate and Banstead |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 31,602 | 27,288 | Richmond upon Thames |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 2,750 | 1,756 | Richmond upon Thames |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,949 | 3,689 | Reigate and Banstead |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 6,403 | 6,157 | Richmond upon Thames |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 12,724 | 10,799 | Richmond upon Thames |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,390 | 1,452 | Reigate and Banstead |
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.