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Richmond upon Thames and Kingston upon Thames

196,975 and 172,964 residents (mid-2024).

Richmond upon Thames is higher than Kingston upon Thames on 5 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 5 of 22 per resident and 13 of 22 in total.

On 8 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 5 of 22 measures, and Kingston upon Thames on 17. 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 Kingston upon Thames

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Richmond upon Thames £3,379, Kingston upon Thames £3,374Kingston upon Thames: £3,374Richmond upon Thames: £3,379Kingston upon Thames: £3,388Richmond upon Thames: £3,393Kingston upon Thames: £3,200Richmond upon Thames: £3,205

    £3,379£3,393£3,205Richmond upon Thames is higher£3,374£3,388£3,200

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Richmond upon Thames £12,433, Kingston upon Thames £12,087Kingston upon Thames: £12,087Richmond upon Thames: £12,433Kingston upon Thames: £12,138Richmond upon Thames: £12,486Kingston upon Thames: £11,465Richmond upon Thames: £11,793

    £12,433£12,486£11,793Richmond upon Thames is higher£12,087£12,138£11,465

  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, Kingston upon Thames £1,608Kingston upon Thames: £1,608Richmond upon Thames: £1,335Kingston upon Thames: £1,615Richmond upon Thames: £1,340Kingston upon Thames: £1,525Richmond upon Thames: £1,266

    £1,335£1,340£1,266Kingston upon Thames is higher£1,608£1,615£1,525

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Richmond upon Thames £11,462, Kingston upon Thames £10,790Kingston upon Thames: £10,790Richmond upon Thames: £11,462Kingston upon Thames: £10,835Richmond upon Thames: £11,510Kingston upon Thames: £10,234Richmond upon Thames: £10,872

    £11,462£11,510£10,872Richmond upon Thames is higher£10,790£10,835£10,234

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Richmond upon Thames £509, Kingston upon Thames £715Kingston upon Thames: £715Richmond upon Thames: £509Kingston upon Thames: £718Richmond upon Thames: £511Kingston upon Thames: £678Richmond upon Thames: £483

    £509£511£483Kingston upon Thames is higher£715£718£678

  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, Kingston upon Thames £556Kingston upon Thames: £556Richmond upon Thames: £441Kingston upon Thames: £559Richmond upon Thames: £443Kingston upon Thames: £528Richmond upon Thames: £418

    £441£443£418Kingston upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count£556£559£528

  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, Kingston upon Thames £26Kingston upon Thames: £26Richmond upon Thames: £21Kingston upon Thames: £26Richmond upon Thames: £21Kingston upon Thames: £25Richmond upon Thames: £20

    £21£21£20Kingston upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count£26£26£25

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Richmond upon Thames £215, Kingston upon Thames £238Kingston upon Thames: £238Richmond upon Thames: £215Kingston upon Thames: £239Richmond upon Thames: £216Kingston upon Thames: £225Richmond upon Thames: £204

    £215£216£204Kingston upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count£238£239£225

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Richmond upon Thames £71, Kingston upon Thames £90Kingston upon Thames: £90Richmond upon Thames: £71Kingston upon Thames: £90Richmond upon Thames: £71Kingston upon Thames: £85Richmond upon Thames: £67

    £71£71£67Kingston upon Thames is higher£90£90£85

  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, Kingston upon Thames £62Kingston upon Thames: £62Richmond upon Thames: £51Kingston upon Thames: £63Richmond upon Thames: £51Kingston upon Thames: £59Richmond upon Thames: £48

    £51£51£48Kingston upon Thames is higher£62£63£59

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Richmond upon Thames £1,107, Kingston upon Thames £1,368Kingston upon Thames: £1,368Richmond upon Thames: £1,107Kingston upon Thames: £1,374Richmond upon Thames: £1,112Kingston upon Thames: £1,298Richmond upon Thames: £1,050

    £1,107£1,112£1,050Kingston upon Thames is higher£1,368£1,374£1,298

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Richmond upon Thames £239, Kingston upon Thames £267Kingston upon Thames: £267Richmond upon Thames: £239Kingston upon Thames: £268Richmond upon Thames: £240Kingston upon Thames: £253Richmond upon Thames: £227

    £239£240£227Kingston upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count£267£268£253

  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, Kingston upon Thames £166Kingston upon Thames: £166Richmond upon Thames: £163Kingston upon Thames: £167Richmond upon Thames: £164Kingston upon Thames: £157Richmond upon Thames: £155

    £163£164£155Kingston upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count£166£167£157

  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, Kingston upon Thames £7.28Kingston upon Thames: £7.28Richmond upon Thames: £9.87Kingston upon Thames: £7.32Richmond upon Thames: £9.91Kingston upon Thames: £6.91Richmond upon Thames: £9.36

    £9.87£9.91£9.36Richmond upon Thames is higher£7.28£7.32£6.91

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Richmond upon Thames £2.94, Kingston upon Thames £3.97Kingston upon Thames: £3.97Richmond upon Thames: £2.94Kingston upon Thames: £3.99Richmond upon Thames: £2.95Kingston upon Thames: £3.77Richmond upon Thames: £2.79

    £2.94£2.95£2.79Kingston upon Thames is higher£3.97£3.99£3.77

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Richmond upon Thames £5.94, Kingston upon Thames £7.35Kingston upon Thames: £7.35Richmond upon Thames: £5.94Kingston upon Thames: £7.38Richmond upon Thames: £5.96Kingston upon Thames: £6.97Richmond upon Thames: £5.63

    £5.94£5.96£5.63Kingston upon Thames is higher£7.35£7.38£6.97

  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, Kingston upon Thames 968.9Kingston upon Thames: 968.9Richmond upon Thames: 996.4

    996.4Richmond upon Thames is higher968.9

  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, Kingston upon Thames 105.0Kingston upon Thames: 105.0Richmond upon Thames: 86.7

    86.7Kingston upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count105.0

  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, Kingston upon Thames 113.2Kingston upon Thames: 113.2Richmond upon Thames: 93.0

    93.0Kingston upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count113.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Richmond upon Thames 32.5, Kingston upon Thames 36.8Kingston upon Thames: 36.8Richmond upon Thames: 32.5

    32.5Kingston upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count36.8

  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, Kingston upon Thames 130.3Kingston upon Thames: 130.3Richmond upon Thames: 101.9

    101.9Kingston upon Thames is higher130.3

  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, Kingston upon Thames 14.1Kingston upon Thames: 14.1Richmond upon Thames: 11.1

    11.1Kingston upon Thames is higher14.1

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Richmond upon Thames and Kingston upon Thames, per person in the age group
MeasureRichmond upon ThamesKingston upon ThamesHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,379£3,393£3,205£3,374£3,388£3,200Richmond upon Thames
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,433£12,486£11,793£12,087£12,138£11,465Richmond upon Thames
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,335£1,340£1,266£1,608£1,615£1,525Kingston upon Thames
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,462£11,510£10,872£10,790£10,835£10,234Richmond upon Thames
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£509£511£483£715£718£678Kingston upon Thames
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£441£443£418£556£559£528Kingston upon Thames
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£21£21£20£26£26£25Kingston upon Thames
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£215£216£204£238£239£225Kingston upon Thames
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£71£71£67£90£90£85Kingston upon Thames
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£51£51£48£62£63£59Kingston upon Thames
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,107£1,112£1,050£1,368£1,374£1,298Kingston upon Thames
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£239£240£227£267£268£253Kingston upon Thames
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£163£164£155£166£167£157Kingston upon Thames
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.87£9.91£9.36£7.28£7.32£6.91Richmond upon Thames
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2.94£2.95£2.79£3.97£3.99£3.77Kingston upon Thames
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.94£5.96£5.63£7.35£7.38£6.97Kingston upon Thames
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026996.4968.9Richmond upon Thames
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202686.7105.0Kingston upon Thames
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202693.0113.2Kingston upon Thames
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202632.536.8Kingston upon Thames
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026101.9130.3Kingston upon Thames
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202611.114.1Kingston upon Thames

Per resident

Richmond upon Thames is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Kingston upon Thames on 17. 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 Kingston upon Thames

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Richmond upon Thames £3,379, Kingston upon Thames £3,374Kingston upon Thames: £3,374Richmond upon Thames: £3,379Kingston upon Thames: £3,388Richmond upon Thames: £3,393Kingston upon Thames: £3,200Richmond upon Thames: £3,205

    £3,379£3,393£3,205Richmond upon Thames is higher£3,374£3,388£3,200

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Richmond upon Thames £2,002, Kingston upon Thames £1,707Kingston upon Thames: £1,707Richmond upon Thames: £2,002Kingston upon Thames: £1,715Richmond upon Thames: £2,010Kingston upon Thames: £1,619Richmond upon Thames: £1,899

    £2,002£2,010£1,899Richmond upon Thames is higher£1,707£1,715£1,619

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Richmond upon Thames £846, Kingston upon Thames £1,065Kingston upon Thames: £1,065Richmond upon Thames: £846Kingston upon Thames: £1,069Richmond upon Thames: £850Kingston upon Thames: £1,010Richmond upon Thames: £803

    £846£850£803Kingston upon Thames is higher£1,065£1,069£1,010

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Richmond upon Thames £1,845, Kingston upon Thames £1,524Kingston upon Thames: £1,524Richmond upon Thames: £1,845Kingston upon Thames: £1,531Richmond upon Thames: £1,853Kingston upon Thames: £1,446Richmond upon Thames: £1,751

    £1,845£1,853£1,751Richmond upon Thames is higher£1,524£1,531£1,446

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Richmond upon Thames £82, Kingston upon Thames £101Kingston upon Thames: £101Richmond upon Thames: £82Kingston upon Thames: £101Richmond upon Thames: £82Kingston upon Thames: £96Richmond upon Thames: £78

    £82£82£78Kingston upon Thames is higher£101£101£96

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Richmond upon Thames £71, Kingston upon Thames £79Kingston upon Thames: £79Richmond upon Thames: £71Kingston upon Thames: £79Richmond upon Thames: £71Kingston upon Thames: £75Richmond upon Thames: £67

    £71£71£67Kingston upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count£79£79£75

  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, Kingston upon Thames £3.70Kingston upon Thames: £3.70Richmond upon Thames: £3.43Kingston upon Thames: £3.72Richmond upon Thames: £3.44Kingston upon Thames: £3.51Richmond upon Thames: £3.25

    £3.43£3.44£3.25Kingston upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count£3.70£3.72£3.51

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Richmond upon Thames £215, Kingston upon Thames £238Kingston upon Thames: £238Richmond upon Thames: £215Kingston upon Thames: £239Richmond upon Thames: £216Kingston upon Thames: £225Richmond upon Thames: £204

    £215£216£204Kingston upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count£238£239£225

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Richmond upon Thames £71, Kingston upon Thames £90Kingston upon Thames: £90Richmond upon Thames: £71Kingston upon Thames: £90Richmond upon Thames: £71Kingston upon Thames: £85Richmond upon Thames: £67

    £71£71£67Kingston upon Thames is higher£90£90£85

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Richmond upon Thames £32, Kingston upon Thames £41Kingston upon Thames: £41Richmond upon Thames: £32Kingston upon Thames: £41Richmond upon Thames: £33Kingston upon Thames: £39Richmond upon Thames: £31

    £32£33£31Kingston upon Thames is higher£41£41£39

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Richmond upon Thames £702, Kingston upon Thames £906Kingston upon Thames: £906Richmond upon Thames: £702Kingston upon Thames: £910Richmond upon Thames: £705Kingston upon Thames: £860Richmond upon Thames: £666

    £702£705£666Kingston upon Thames is higher£906£910£860

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Richmond upon Thames £239, Kingston upon Thames £267Kingston upon Thames: £267Richmond upon Thames: £239Kingston upon Thames: £268Richmond upon Thames: £240Kingston upon Thames: £253Richmond upon Thames: £227

    £239£240£227Kingston upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count£267£268£253

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Richmond upon Thames £104, Kingston upon Thames £110Kingston upon Thames: £110Richmond upon Thames: £104Kingston upon Thames: £110Richmond upon Thames: £104Kingston upon Thames: £104Richmond upon Thames: £98

    £104£104£98Kingston upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count£110£110£104

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Richmond upon Thames £6.26, Kingston upon Thames £4.82Kingston upon Thames: £4.82Richmond upon Thames: £6.26Kingston upon Thames: £4.84Richmond upon Thames: £6.29Kingston upon Thames: £4.57Richmond upon Thames: £5.94

    £6.26£6.29£5.94Richmond upon Thames is higher£4.82£4.84£4.57

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Richmond upon Thames £1.87, Kingston upon Thames £2.64Kingston upon Thames: £2.64Richmond upon Thames: £1.87Kingston upon Thames: £2.65Richmond upon Thames: £1.87Kingston upon Thames: £2.50Richmond upon Thames: £1.77

    £1.87£1.87£1.77Kingston upon Thames is higher£2.64£2.65£2.50

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Richmond upon Thames £5.94, Kingston upon Thames £7.35Kingston upon Thames: £7.35Richmond upon Thames: £5.94Kingston upon Thames: £7.38Richmond upon Thames: £5.96Kingston upon Thames: £6.97Richmond upon Thames: £5.63

    £5.94£5.96£5.63Kingston upon Thames is higher£7.35£7.38£6.97

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Richmond upon Thames 160.4, Kingston upon Thames 136.9Kingston upon Thames: 136.9Richmond upon Thames: 160.4

    160.4Richmond upon Thames is higher136.9

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Richmond upon Thames 14.0, Kingston upon Thames 14.8Kingston upon Thames: 14.8Richmond upon Thames: 14.0

    14.0Kingston upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count14.8

  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, Kingston upon Thames 16.0Kingston upon Thames: 16.0Richmond upon Thames: 15.0

    15.0Kingston upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count16.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Richmond upon Thames 32.5, Kingston upon Thames 36.8Kingston upon Thames: 36.8Richmond upon Thames: 32.5

    32.5Kingston upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count36.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Richmond upon Thames 64.6, Kingston upon Thames 86.3Kingston upon Thames: 86.3Richmond upon Thames: 64.6

    64.6Kingston upon Thames is higher86.3

  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, Kingston upon Thames 9.3Kingston upon Thames: 9.3Richmond upon Thames: 7.1

    7.1Kingston upon Thames is higher9.3

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Richmond upon Thames and Kingston upon Thames, per resident
MeasureRichmond upon ThamesKingston upon ThamesHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,379£3,393£3,205£3,374£3,388£3,200Richmond upon Thames
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,002£2,010£1,899£1,707£1,715£1,619Richmond upon Thames
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£846£850£803£1,065£1,069£1,010Kingston upon Thames
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,845£1,853£1,751£1,524£1,531£1,446Richmond upon Thames
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£82£82£78£101£101£96Kingston upon Thames
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£71£71£67£79£79£75Kingston upon Thames
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.43£3.44£3.25£3.70£3.72£3.51Kingston upon Thames
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£215£216£204£238£239£225Kingston upon Thames
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£71£71£67£90£90£85Kingston upon Thames
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£32£33£31£41£41£39Kingston upon Thames
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£702£705£666£906£910£860Kingston upon Thames
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£239£240£227£267£268£253Kingston upon Thames
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£104£104£98£110£110£104Kingston upon Thames
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.26£6.29£5.94£4.82£4.84£4.57Richmond upon Thames
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.87£1.87£1.77£2.64£2.65£2.50Kingston upon Thames
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.94£5.96£5.63£7.35£7.38£6.97Kingston upon Thames
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026160.4136.9Richmond upon Thames
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202614.014.8Kingston upon Thames
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202615.016.0Kingston upon Thames
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202632.536.8Kingston upon Thames
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202664.686.3Kingston upon Thames
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20267.19.3Kingston upon Thames

Total

Richmond upon Thames is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Kingston upon Thames 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

Richmond upon Thames Kingston upon Thames

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Richmond upon Thames £665.6m, Kingston upon Thames £583.6mKingston upon Thames: £583.6mRichmond upon Thames: £665.6mKingston upon Thames: £586.1mRichmond upon Thames: £668.4mKingston upon Thames: £553.6mRichmond upon Thames: £631.3m

    £665.6m£668.4m£631.3mRichmond upon Thames is higher£583.6m£586.1m£553.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Richmond upon Thames £394.3m, Kingston upon Thames £295.3mKingston upon Thames: £295.3mRichmond upon Thames: £394.3mKingston upon Thames: £296.6mRichmond upon Thames: £396.0mKingston upon Thames: £280.1mRichmond upon Thames: £374.0m

    £394.3m£396.0m£374.0mRichmond upon Thames is higher£295.3m£296.6m£280.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Richmond upon Thames £166.7m, Kingston upon Thames £184.2mKingston upon Thames: £184.2mRichmond upon Thames: £166.7mKingston upon Thames: £185.0mRichmond upon Thames: £167.4mKingston upon Thames: £174.7mRichmond upon Thames: £158.1m

    £166.7m£167.4m£158.1mKingston upon Thames is higher£184.2m£185.0m£174.7m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Richmond upon Thames £363.5m, Kingston upon Thames £263.6mKingston upon Thames: £263.6mRichmond upon Thames: £363.5mKingston upon Thames: £264.7mRichmond upon Thames: £365.1mKingston upon Thames: £250.0mRichmond upon Thames: £344.8m

    £363.5m£365.1m£344.8mRichmond upon Thames is higher£263.6m£264.7m£250.0m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Richmond upon Thames £16.2m, Kingston upon Thames £17.5mKingston upon Thames: £17.5mRichmond upon Thames: £16.2mKingston upon Thames: £17.5mRichmond upon Thames: £16.2mKingston upon Thames: £16.6mRichmond upon Thames: £15.3m

    £16.2m£16.2m£15.3mKingston upon Thames is higher£17.5m£17.5m£16.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Richmond upon Thames £14.0m, Kingston upon Thames £13.6mKingston upon Thames: £13.6mRichmond upon Thames: £14.0mKingston upon Thames: £13.6mRichmond upon Thames: £14.0mKingston upon Thames: £12.9mRichmond upon Thames: £13.3m

    £14.0m£14.0m£13.3mRichmond upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count£13.6m£13.6m£12.9m

  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, Kingston upon Thames £0.64mKingston upon Thames: £0.64mRichmond upon Thames: £0.68mKingston upon Thames: £0.64mRichmond upon Thames: £0.68mKingston upon Thames: £0.61mRichmond upon Thames: £0.64m

    £0.68m£0.68m£0.64mRichmond upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count£0.64m£0.64m£0.61m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Richmond upon Thames £42.3m, Kingston upon Thames £41.1mKingston upon Thames: £41.1mRichmond upon Thames: £42.3mKingston upon Thames: £41.3mRichmond upon Thames: £42.5mKingston upon Thames: £39.0mRichmond upon Thames: £40.2m

    £42.3m£42.5m£40.2mRichmond upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count£41.1m£41.3m£39.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Richmond upon Thames £14.0m, Kingston upon Thames £15.5mKingston upon Thames: £15.5mRichmond upon Thames: £14.0mKingston upon Thames: £15.6mRichmond upon Thames: £14.0mKingston upon Thames: £14.7mRichmond upon Thames: £13.2m

    £14.0m£14.0m£13.2mKingston upon Thames is higher£15.5m£15.6m£14.7m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Richmond upon Thames £6.4m, Kingston upon Thames £7.1mKingston upon Thames: £7.1mRichmond upon Thames: £6.4mKingston upon Thames: £7.2mRichmond upon Thames: £6.4mKingston upon Thames: £6.8mRichmond upon Thames: £6.1m

    £6.4m£6.4m£6.1mKingston upon Thames is higher£7.1m£7.2m£6.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Richmond upon Thames £138.3m, Kingston upon Thames £156.8mKingston upon Thames: £156.8mRichmond upon Thames: £138.3mKingston upon Thames: £157.4mRichmond upon Thames: £138.9mKingston upon Thames: £148.7mRichmond upon Thames: £131.2m

    £138.3m£138.9m£131.2mKingston upon Thames is higher£156.8m£157.4m£148.7m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Richmond upon Thames £47.1m, Kingston upon Thames £46.2mKingston upon Thames: £46.2mRichmond upon Thames: £47.1mKingston upon Thames: £46.4mRichmond upon Thames: £47.3mKingston upon Thames: £43.8mRichmond upon Thames: £44.7m

    £47.1m£47.3m£44.7mRichmond upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count£46.2m£46.4m£43.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Richmond upon Thames £20.4m, Kingston upon Thames £19.0mKingston upon Thames: £19.0mRichmond upon Thames: £20.4mKingston upon Thames: £19.1mRichmond upon Thames: £20.5mKingston upon Thames: £18.0mRichmond upon Thames: £19.3m

    £20.4m£20.5m£19.3mRichmond upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count£19.0m£19.1m£18.0m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Richmond upon Thames £1.2m, Kingston upon Thames £0.83mKingston upon Thames: £0.83mRichmond upon Thames: £1.2mKingston upon Thames: £0.84mRichmond upon Thames: £1.2mKingston upon Thames: £0.79mRichmond upon Thames: £1.2m

    £1.2mRichmond upon Thames is higher£0.83m£0.84m£0.79m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Richmond upon Thames £0.37m, Kingston upon Thames £0.46mKingston upon Thames: £0.46mRichmond upon Thames: £0.37mKingston upon Thames: £0.46mRichmond upon Thames: £0.37mKingston upon Thames: £0.43mRichmond upon Thames: £0.35m

    £0.37m£0.37m£0.35mKingston upon Thames is higher£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Richmond upon Thames £1.2m, Kingston upon Thames £1.3mKingston upon Thames: £1.3mRichmond upon Thames: £1.2mKingston upon Thames: £1.3mRichmond upon Thames: £1.2mKingston upon Thames: £1.2mRichmond upon Thames: £1.1m

    £1.2m£1.2m£1.1mKingston upon Thames is higher£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Richmond upon Thames 31,602, Kingston upon Thames 23,672Kingston upon Thames: 23,672Richmond upon Thames: 31,602

    31,602Richmond upon Thames is higher23,672

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Richmond upon Thames 2,750, Kingston upon Thames 2,566Kingston upon Thames: 2,566Richmond upon Thames: 2,750

    2,750Richmond upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count2,566

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Richmond upon Thames 2,949, Kingston upon Thames 2,766Kingston upon Thames: 2,766Richmond upon Thames: 2,949

    2,949Richmond upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count2,766

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Richmond upon Thames 6,403, Kingston upon Thames 6,365Kingston upon Thames: 6,365Richmond upon Thames: 6,403

    6,403Richmond upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count6,365

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Richmond upon Thames 12,724, Kingston upon Thames 14,928Kingston upon Thames: 14,928Richmond upon Thames: 12,724

    12,724Kingston upon Thames is higher14,928

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Richmond upon Thames 1,390, Kingston upon Thames 1,611Kingston upon Thames: 1,611Richmond upon Thames: 1,390

    1,390Kingston upon Thames is higher1,611

Show the numbers
Richmond upon Thames and Kingston upon Thames, total
MeasureRichmond upon ThamesKingston upon ThamesHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£665.6m£668.4m£631.3m£583.6m£586.1m£553.6mRichmond upon Thames
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£394.3m£396.0m£374.0m£295.3m£296.6m£280.1mRichmond upon Thames
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£166.7m£167.4m£158.1m£184.2m£185.0m£174.7mKingston upon Thames
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£363.5m£365.1m£344.8m£263.6m£264.7m£250.0mRichmond upon Thames
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£16.2m£16.2m£15.3m£17.5m£17.5m£16.6mKingston upon Thames
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.0m£14.0m£13.3m£13.6m£13.6m£12.9mRichmond upon Thames
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.68m£0.68m£0.64m£0.64m£0.64m£0.61mRichmond upon Thames
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£42.3m£42.5m£40.2m£41.1m£41.3m£39.0mRichmond upon Thames
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.0m£14.0m£13.2m£15.5m£15.6m£14.7mKingston upon Thames
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£6.4m£6.4m£6.1m£7.1m£7.2m£6.8mKingston upon Thames
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£138.3m£138.9m£131.2m£156.8m£157.4m£148.7mKingston upon Thames
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£47.1m£47.3m£44.7m£46.2m£46.4m£43.8mRichmond upon Thames
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£20.4m£20.5m£19.3m£19.0m£19.1m£18.0mRichmond upon Thames
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.2m£0.83m£0.84m£0.79mRichmond upon Thames
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m£0.46m£0.46m£0.43mKingston upon Thames
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m£1.3m£1.3m£1.2mKingston upon Thames
State Pensiontotal, March 202631,60223,672Richmond upon Thames
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,7502,566Richmond upon Thames
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,9492,766Richmond upon Thames
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,4036,365Richmond upon Thames
Universal Credittotal, May 202612,72414,928Kingston upon Thames
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,3901,611Kingston upon Thames

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.
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  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.