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Sutton and Watford

213,672 and 106,799 residents (mid-2024).

Sutton is higher than Watford on 10 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 13 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 13 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

Sutton is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Watford on 12. 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

Sutton Watford

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Sutton £3,684, Watford £3,458Watford: £3,458Sutton: £3,684Watford: £3,473Sutton: £3,700Watford: £3,280Sutton: £3,495

    £3,684£3,700£3,495Sutton is higher£3,458£3,473£3,280

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Sutton £12,648, Watford £12,493Watford: £12,493Sutton: £12,648Watford: £12,546Sutton: £12,702Watford: £11,850Sutton: £11,997

    £12,648£12,702£11,997Sutton is higher£12,493£12,546£11,850

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Sutton £1,874, Watford £1,948Watford: £1,948Sutton: £1,874Watford: £1,956Sutton: £1,882Watford: £1,847Sutton: £1,777

    £1,874£1,882£1,777Watford is higherDepends on how you count£1,948£1,956£1,847

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Sutton £11,303, Watford £11,153Watford: £11,153Sutton: £11,303Watford: £11,201Sutton: £11,351Watford: £10,579Sutton: £10,721

    £11,303£11,351£10,721Sutton is higher£11,153£11,201£10,579

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Sutton £636, Watford £593Watford: £593Sutton: £636Watford: £595Sutton: £639Watford: £562Sutton: £603

    £636£639£603Sutton is higher£593£595£562

  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: Sutton £682, Watford £720Watford: £720Sutton: £682Watford: £723Sutton: £684Watford: £683Sutton: £647

    £682£684£647Watford is higherDepends on how you count£720£723£683

  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: Sutton £28, Watford £27Watford: £27Sutton: £28Watford: £27Sutton: £28Watford: £26Sutton: £26

    £28£28£26Sutton is higher£27£27£26

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Sutton £303, Watford £299Watford: £299Sutton: £303Watford: £301Sutton: £304Watford: £284Sutton: £287

    £303£304£287Sutton is higher£299£301£284

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Sutton £122, Watford £84Watford: £84Sutton: £122Watford: £85Sutton: £122Watford: £80Sutton: £115

    £122£122£115Sutton is higher£84£85£80

  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: Sutton £83, Watford £73Watford: £73Sutton: £83Watford: £73Sutton: £83Watford: £69Sutton: £78

    £83£83£78Sutton is higher£73£73£69

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Sutton £1,605, Watford £1,682Watford: £1,682Sutton: £1,605Watford: £1,689Sutton: £1,612Watford: £1,595Sutton: £1,522

    £1,605£1,612£1,522Watford is higherDepends on how you count£1,682£1,689£1,595

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Sutton £228, Watford £260Watford: £260Sutton: £228Watford: £261Sutton: £229Watford: £247Sutton: £216

    £228£229£216Watford is higherDepends on how you count£260£261£247

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Sutton £173, Watford £179Watford: £179Sutton: £173Watford: £180Sutton: £173Watford: £170Sutton: £164

    £173£173£164Watford is higherDepends on how you count£179£180£170

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Sutton £9.02, Watford £11Watford: £11Sutton: £9.02Watford: £11Sutton: £9.06Watford: £10Sutton: £8.56

    £9.02£9.06£8.56Watford is higherDepends on how you count£11£11£10

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Sutton £4.19, Watford £3.08Watford: £3.08Sutton: £4.19Watford: £3.09Sutton: £4.20Watford: £2.92Sutton: £3.97

    £4.19£4.20£3.97Sutton is higher£3.08£3.09£2.92

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Sutton £5.59, Watford £6.69Watford: £6.69Sutton: £5.59Watford: £6.72Sutton: £5.61Watford: £6.35Sutton: £5.30

    £5.59£5.61£5.30Watford is higherDepends on how you count£6.69£6.72£6.35

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Sutton 987.7, Watford 989.1Watford: 989.1Sutton: 987.7

    987.7Watford is higherDepends on how you count989.1

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Sutton 109.7, Watford 113.3Watford: 113.3Sutton: 109.7

    109.7Watford is higherDepends on how you count113.3

  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: Sutton 145.2, Watford 150.7Watford: 150.7Sutton: 145.2

    145.2Watford is higherDepends on how you count150.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Sutton 46.3, Watford 47.1Watford: 47.1Sutton: 46.3

    46.3Watford is higherDepends on how you count47.1

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Sutton 153.7, Watford 174.9Watford: 174.9Sutton: 153.7

    153.7Watford is higherDepends on how you count174.9

  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: Sutton 17.8, Watford 17.3Watford: 17.3Sutton: 17.8

    17.8Sutton is higherDepends on how you count17.3

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Sutton and Watford, per person in the age group
MeasureSuttonWatfordHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,684£3,700£3,495£3,458£3,473£3,280Sutton
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,648£12,702£11,997£12,493£12,546£11,850Sutton
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,874£1,882£1,777£1,948£1,956£1,847Watford
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,303£11,351£10,721£11,153£11,201£10,579Sutton
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£636£639£603£593£595£562Sutton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£682£684£647£720£723£683Watford
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£28£28£26£27£27£26Sutton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£303£304£287£299£301£284Sutton
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£122£122£115£84£85£80Sutton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£83£83£78£73£73£69Sutton
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,605£1,612£1,522£1,682£1,689£1,595Watford
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£228£229£216£260£261£247Watford
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£173£173£164£179£180£170Watford
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.02£9.06£8.56£11£11£10Watford
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.19£4.20£3.97£3.08£3.09£2.92Sutton
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.59£5.61£5.30£6.69£6.72£6.35Watford
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026987.7989.1Watford
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026109.7113.3Watford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026145.2150.7Watford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202646.347.1Watford
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026153.7174.9Watford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202617.817.3Sutton

Per resident

Sutton is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Watford 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

Sutton Watford

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Sutton £3,684, Watford £3,458Watford: £3,458Sutton: £3,684Watford: £3,473Sutton: £3,700Watford: £3,280Sutton: £3,495

    £3,684£3,700£3,495Sutton is higher£3,458£3,473£3,280

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Sutton £1,830, Watford £1,518Watford: £1,518Sutton: £1,830Watford: £1,525Sutton: £1,838Watford: £1,440Sutton: £1,736

    £1,830£1,838£1,736Sutton is higher£1,518£1,525£1,440

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Sutton £1,196, Watford £1,290Watford: £1,290Sutton: £1,196Watford: £1,295Sutton: £1,201Watford: £1,223Sutton: £1,134

    £1,196£1,201£1,134Watford is higherDepends on how you count£1,290£1,295£1,223

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Sutton £1,636, Watford £1,356Watford: £1,356Sutton: £1,636Watford: £1,361Sutton: £1,643Watford: £1,286Sutton: £1,551

    £1,636£1,643£1,551Sutton is higher£1,356£1,361£1,286

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Sutton £92, Watford £72Watford: £72Sutton: £92Watford: £72Sutton: £92Watford: £68Sutton: £87

    £92£92£87Sutton is higher£72£72£68

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Sutton £99, Watford £88Watford: £88Sutton: £99Watford: £88Sutton: £99Watford: £83Sutton: £94

    £99£99£94Sutton is higherDepends on how you count£88£88£83

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Sutton £4.01, Watford £3.31Watford: £3.31Sutton: £4.01Watford: £3.32Sutton: £4.02Watford: £3.14Sutton: £3.80

    £4.01£4.02£3.80Sutton is higher£3.31£3.32£3.14

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Sutton £303, Watford £299Watford: £299Sutton: £303Watford: £301Sutton: £304Watford: £284Sutton: £287

    £303£304£287Sutton is higher£299£301£284

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Sutton £122, Watford £84Watford: £84Sutton: £122Watford: £85Sutton: £122Watford: £80Sutton: £115

    £122£122£115Sutton is higher£84£85£80

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Sutton £53, Watford £48Watford: £48Sutton: £53Watford: £49Sutton: £53Watford: £46Sutton: £50

    £53£53£50Sutton is higher£48£49£46

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Sutton £1,024, Watford £1,114Watford: £1,114Sutton: £1,024Watford: £1,118Sutton: £1,029Watford: £1,056Sutton: £972

    £1,024£1,029£972Watford is higherDepends on how you count£1,114£1,118£1,056

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Sutton £228, Watford £260Watford: £260Sutton: £228Watford: £261Sutton: £229Watford: £247Sutton: £216

    £228£229£216Watford is higherDepends on how you count£260£261£247

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Sutton £110, Watford £119Watford: £119Sutton: £110Watford: £119Sutton: £111Watford: £113Sutton: £105

    £110£111£105Watford is higherDepends on how you count£119£119£113

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Sutton £5.76, Watford £7.03Watford: £7.03Sutton: £5.76Watford: £7.06Sutton: £5.78Watford: £6.67Sutton: £5.46

    £5.76£5.78£5.46Watford is higherDepends on how you count£7.03£7.06£6.67

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Sutton £2.67, Watford £2.03Watford: £2.03Sutton: £2.67Watford: £2.04Sutton: £2.68Watford: £1.93Sutton: £2.53

    £2.67£2.68£2.53Sutton is higher£2.03£2.04£1.93

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Sutton £5.59, Watford £6.69Watford: £6.69Sutton: £5.59Watford: £6.72Sutton: £5.61Watford: £6.35Sutton: £5.30

    £5.59£5.61£5.30Watford is higherDepends on how you count£6.69£6.72£6.35

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Sutton 142.9, Watford 120.2Watford: 120.2Sutton: 142.9

    142.9Sutton is higherDepends on how you count120.2

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Sutton 15.9, Watford 13.8Watford: 13.8Sutton: 15.9

    15.9Sutton is higherDepends on how you count13.8

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Sutton 21.0, Watford 18.3Watford: 18.3Sutton: 21.0

    21.0Sutton is higherDepends on how you count18.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Sutton 46.3, Watford 47.1Watford: 47.1Sutton: 46.3

    46.3Watford is higherDepends on how you count47.1

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Sutton 98.1, Watford 115.8Watford: 115.8Sutton: 98.1

    98.1Watford is higherDepends on how you count115.8

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Sutton 11.4, Watford 11.4Watford: 11.4Sutton: 11.4

    11.4Watford is higherDepends on how you count11.4

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Sutton and Watford, per resident
MeasureSuttonWatfordHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,684£3,700£3,495£3,458£3,473£3,280Sutton
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,830£1,838£1,736£1,518£1,525£1,440Sutton
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,196£1,201£1,134£1,290£1,295£1,223Watford
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,636£1,643£1,551£1,356£1,361£1,286Sutton
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£92£92£87£72£72£68Sutton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£99£99£94£88£88£83Sutton
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.01£4.02£3.80£3.31£3.32£3.14Sutton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£303£304£287£299£301£284Sutton
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£122£122£115£84£85£80Sutton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£53£53£50£48£49£46Sutton
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,024£1,029£972£1,114£1,118£1,056Watford
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£228£229£216£260£261£247Watford
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£110£111£105£119£119£113Watford
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.76£5.78£5.46£7.03£7.06£6.67Watford
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.67£2.68£2.53£2.03£2.04£1.93Sutton
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.59£5.61£5.30£6.69£6.72£6.35Watford
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026142.9120.2Sutton
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202615.913.8Sutton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202621.018.3Sutton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202646.347.1Watford
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202698.1115.8Watford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.411.4Watford

Total

Sutton is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Watford 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

Sutton Watford

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Sutton £787.2m, Watford £369.4mWatford: £369.4mSutton: £787.2mWatford: £370.9mSutton: £790.5mWatford: £350.3mSutton: £746.7m

    £787.2m£790.5m£746.7mSutton is higher£369.4m£370.9m£350.3m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Sutton £391.1m, Watford £162.2mWatford: £162.2mSutton: £391.1mWatford: £162.9mSutton: £392.7mWatford: £153.8mSutton: £371.0m

    £391.1m£392.7m£371.0mSutton is higher£162.2m£162.9m£153.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Sutton £255.5m, Watford £137.7mWatford: £137.7mSutton: £255.5mWatford: £138.3mSutton: £256.6mWatford: £130.7mSutton: £242.3m

    £255.5m£256.6m£242.3mSutton is higherDepends on how you count£137.7m£138.3m£130.7m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Sutton £349.5m, Watford £144.8mWatford: £144.8mSutton: £349.5mWatford: £145.4mSutton: £351.0mWatford: £137.3mSutton: £331.5m

    £349.5m£351.0m£331.5mSutton is higher£144.8m£145.4m£137.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Sutton £19.7m, Watford £7.7mWatford: £7.7mSutton: £19.7mWatford: £7.7mSutton: £19.8mWatford: £7.3mSutton: £18.7m

    £19.7m£19.8m£18.7mSutton is higher£7.7m£7.7m£7.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Sutton £21.1m, Watford £9.3mWatford: £9.3mSutton: £21.1mWatford: £9.4mSutton: £21.2mWatford: £8.9mSutton: £20.0m

    £21.1m£21.2m£20.0mSutton is higherDepends on how you count£9.3m£9.4m£8.9m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Sutton £0.85m, Watford £0.35mWatford: £0.35mSutton: £0.85mWatford: £0.35mSutton: £0.86mWatford: £0.34mSutton: £0.81m

    £0.85m£0.86m£0.81mSutton is higher£0.35m£0.35m£0.34m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Sutton £64.7m, Watford £32.0mWatford: £32.0mSutton: £64.7mWatford: £32.1mSutton: £65.0mWatford: £30.3mSutton: £61.4m

    £64.7m£65.0m£61.4mSutton is higher£32.0m£32.1m£30.3m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Sutton £26.0m, Watford £9.0mWatford: £9.0mSutton: £26.0mWatford: £9.0mSutton: £26.1mWatford: £8.5mSutton: £24.7m

    £26.0m£26.1m£24.7mSutton is higher£9.0m£9.0m£8.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Sutton £11.3m, Watford £5.2mWatford: £5.2mSutton: £11.3mWatford: £5.2mSutton: £11.3mWatford: £4.9mSutton: £10.7m

    £11.3m£11.3m£10.7mSutton is higher£5.2m£5.2m£4.9m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Sutton £218.9m, Watford £118.9mWatford: £118.9mSutton: £218.9mWatford: £119.4mSutton: £219.8mWatford: £112.8mSutton: £207.6m

    £218.9m£219.8m£207.6mSutton is higherDepends on how you count£118.9m£119.4m£112.8m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Sutton £48.8m, Watford £27.8mWatford: £27.8mSutton: £48.8mWatford: £27.9mSutton: £49.0mWatford: £26.3mSutton: £46.3m

    £48.8m£49.0m£46.3mSutton is higherDepends on how you count£27.8m£27.9m£26.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Sutton £23.5m, Watford £12.7mWatford: £12.7mSutton: £23.5mWatford: £12.7mSutton: £23.6mWatford: £12.0mSutton: £22.3m

    £23.5m£23.6m£22.3mSutton is higherDepends on how you count£12.7m£12.7m£12.0m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Sutton £1.2m, Watford £0.75mWatford: £0.75mSutton: £1.2mWatford: £0.75mSutton: £1.2mWatford: £0.71mSutton: £1.2m

    £1.2mSutton is higherDepends on how you count£0.75m£0.75m£0.71m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Sutton £0.57m, Watford £0.22mWatford: £0.22mSutton: £0.57mWatford: £0.22mSutton: £0.57mWatford: £0.21mSutton: £0.54m

    £0.57m£0.57m£0.54mSutton is higher£0.22m£0.22m£0.21m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Sutton £1.2m, Watford £0.72mWatford: £0.72mSutton: £1.2mWatford: £0.72mSutton: £1.2mWatford: £0.68mSutton: £1.1m

    £1.2m£1.2m£1.1mSutton is higherDepends on how you count£0.72m£0.72m£0.68m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Sutton 30,541, Watford 12,839Watford: 12,839Sutton: 30,541

    30,541Sutton is higherDepends on how you count12,839

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Sutton 3,391, Watford 1,470Watford: 1,470Sutton: 3,391

    3,391Sutton is higherDepends on how you count1,470

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Sutton 4,490, Watford 1,956Watford: 1,956Sutton: 4,490

    4,490Sutton is higherDepends on how you count1,956

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Sutton 9,891, Watford 5,029Watford: 5,029Sutton: 9,891

    9,891Sutton is higherDepends on how you count5,029

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Sutton 20,962, Watford 12,368Watford: 12,368Sutton: 20,962

    20,962Sutton is higherDepends on how you count12,368

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Sutton 2,431, Watford 1,220Watford: 1,220Sutton: 2,431

    2,431Sutton is higherDepends on how you count1,220

Show the numbers
Sutton and Watford, total
MeasureSuttonWatfordHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£787.2m£790.5m£746.7m£369.4m£370.9m£350.3mSutton
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£391.1m£392.7m£371.0m£162.2m£162.9m£153.8mSutton
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£255.5m£256.6m£242.3m£137.7m£138.3m£130.7mSutton
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£349.5m£351.0m£331.5m£144.8m£145.4m£137.3mSutton
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£19.7m£19.8m£18.7m£7.7m£7.7m£7.3mSutton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£21.1m£21.2m£20.0m£9.3m£9.4m£8.9mSutton
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.85m£0.86m£0.81m£0.35m£0.35m£0.34mSutton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£64.7m£65.0m£61.4m£32.0m£32.1m£30.3mSutton
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£26.0m£26.1m£24.7m£9.0m£9.0m£8.5mSutton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.3m£11.3m£10.7m£5.2m£5.2m£4.9mSutton
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£218.9m£219.8m£207.6m£118.9m£119.4m£112.8mSutton
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£48.8m£49.0m£46.3m£27.8m£27.9m£26.3mSutton
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£23.5m£23.6m£22.3m£12.7m£12.7m£12.0mSutton
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.2m£0.75m£0.75m£0.71mSutton
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m£0.22m£0.22m£0.21mSutton
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m£0.72m£0.72m£0.68mSutton
State Pensiontotal, March 202630,54112,839Sutton
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,3911,470Sutton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,4901,956Sutton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,8915,029Sutton
Universal Credittotal, May 202620,96212,368Sutton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,4311,220Sutton

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.