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Sutton and Dartford
Sutton is higher than Dartford on 8 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 13 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.
On 14 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
Sutton is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Dartford 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
Sutton Dartford
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,684£3,700£3,495Sutton is higher£3,312£3,326£3,142
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,648£12,702£11,997Dartford is higherDepends on how you count£12,908£12,963£12,244
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,874£1,882£1,777Sutton is higher£1,712£1,719£1,624
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,303£11,351£10,721Dartford is higherDepends on how you count£11,706£11,756£11,104
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£636£639£603Sutton is higher£445£447£422
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£682£684£647Dartford is higherDepends on how you count£733£736£695
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£28£28£26Sutton is higher£23£24£22
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£303£304£287Dartford is higherDepends on how you count£318£320£302
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£122£122£115Dartford is higherDepends on how you count£140£140£133
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£83£83£78Dartford is higherDepends on how you count£98£98£93
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,605£1,612£1,522Sutton is higher£1,420£1,426£1,347
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£228£229£216Sutton is higher£126£127£120
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£173£173£164Dartford is higherDepends on how you count£181£182£172
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£9.02£9.06£8.56Sutton is higher£7.43£7.46£7.05
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£4.19£4.20£3.97Dartford is higherDepends on how you count£5.35£5.37£5.07
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.59£5.61£5.30Dartford is higherDepends on how you count£6.52£6.54£6.18
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
987.7Dartford is higherDepends on how you count1,011.8
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
109.7Sutton is higher94.8
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
145.2Dartford is higherDepends on how you count151.5
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
46.3Dartford is higherDepends on how you count50.4
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
153.7Dartford is higherDepends on how you count155.4
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
17.8Dartford is higherDepends on how you count22.9
Show the numbers
| Measure | Sutton | Dartford | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,684£3,700£3,495 | £3,312£3,326£3,142 | Sutton |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,648£12,702£11,997 | £12,908£12,963£12,244 | Dartford |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,874£1,882£1,777 | £1,712£1,719£1,624 | Sutton |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,303£11,351£10,721 | £11,706£11,756£11,104 | Dartford |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £636£639£603 | £445£447£422 | Sutton |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £682£684£647 | £733£736£695 | Dartford |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £28£28£26 | £23£24£22 | Sutton |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £303£304£287 | £318£320£302 | Dartford |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £122£122£115 | £140£140£133 | Dartford |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £83£83£78 | £98£98£93 | Dartford |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,605£1,612£1,522 | £1,420£1,426£1,347 | Sutton |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £228£229£216 | £126£127£120 | Sutton |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £173£173£164 | £181£182£172 | Dartford |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £9.02£9.06£8.56 | £7.43£7.46£7.05 | Sutton |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £4.19£4.20£3.97 | £5.35£5.37£5.07 | Dartford |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.59£5.61£5.30 | £6.52£6.54£6.18 | Dartford |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 987.7 | 1,011.8 | Dartford |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 109.7 | 94.8 | Sutton |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 145.2 | 151.5 | Dartford |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 46.3 | 50.4 | Dartford |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 153.7 | 155.4 | Dartford |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 17.8 | 22.9 | Dartford |
Per resident
Sutton is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Dartford 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 Dartford
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,684£3,700£3,495Sutton is higher£3,312£3,326£3,142
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,830£1,838£1,736Sutton is higherDepends on how you count£1,628£1,635£1,544
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,196£1,201£1,134Sutton is higher£1,093£1,098£1,037
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£1,636£1,643£1,551Sutton is higherDepends on how you count£1,477£1,483£1,401
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£92£92£87Sutton is higher£56£56£53
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£99£99£94Sutton is higherDepends on how you count£92£93£88
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£4.01£4.02£3.80Sutton is higher£2.96£2.98£2.81
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£303£304£287Dartford is higherDepends on how you count£318£320£302
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£122£122£115Dartford is higherDepends on how you count£140£140£133
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£53£53£50Dartford is higherDepends on how you count£62£63£59
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£1,024£1,029£972Sutton is higher£907£911£860
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£228£229£216Sutton is higher£126£127£120
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£110£111£105Dartford is higherDepends on how you count£116£116£110
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£5.76£5.78£5.46Sutton is higher£4.74£4.76£4.50
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£2.67£2.68£2.53Dartford is higherDepends on how you count£3.42£3.43£3.24
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.59£5.61£5.30Dartford is higherDepends on how you count£6.52£6.54£6.18
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
142.9Sutton is higherDepends on how you count127.6
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
15.9Sutton is higher12.0
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
21.0Sutton is higherDepends on how you count19.1
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
46.3Dartford is higherDepends on how you count50.4
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
98.1Dartford is higherDepends on how you count99.2
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
11.4Dartford is higherDepends on how you count14.6
Show the numbers
| Measure | Sutton | Dartford | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,684£3,700£3,495 | £3,312£3,326£3,142 | Sutton |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,830£1,838£1,736 | £1,628£1,635£1,544 | Sutton |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,196£1,201£1,134 | £1,093£1,098£1,037 | Sutton |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £1,636£1,643£1,551 | £1,477£1,483£1,401 | Sutton |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £92£92£87 | £56£56£53 | Sutton |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £99£99£94 | £92£93£88 | Sutton |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £4.01£4.02£3.80 | £2.96£2.98£2.81 | Sutton |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £303£304£287 | £318£320£302 | Dartford |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £122£122£115 | £140£140£133 | Dartford |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £53£53£50 | £62£63£59 | Dartford |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £1,024£1,029£972 | £907£911£860 | Sutton |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £228£229£216 | £126£127£120 | Sutton |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £110£111£105 | £116£116£110 | Dartford |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £5.76£5.78£5.46 | £4.74£4.76£4.50 | Sutton |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £2.67£2.68£2.53 | £3.42£3.43£3.24 | Dartford |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.59£5.61£5.30 | £6.52£6.54£6.18 | Dartford |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 142.9 | 127.6 | Sutton |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 15.9 | 12.0 | Sutton |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 21.0 | 19.1 | Sutton |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 46.3 | 50.4 | Dartford |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 98.1 | 99.2 | Dartford |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 11.4 | 14.6 | Dartford |
Total
Sutton is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Dartford 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 Dartford
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£787.2m£790.5m£746.7mSutton is higher£412.7m£414.5m£391.5m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£391.1m£392.7m£371.0mSutton is higherDepends on how you count£202.9m£203.7m£192.4m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£255.5m£256.6m£242.3mSutton is higher£136.2m£136.8m£129.2m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£349.5m£351.0m£331.5mSutton is higherDepends on how you count£184.0m£184.8m£174.5m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£19.7m£19.8m£18.7mSutton is higher£7.0m£7.0m£6.6m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£21.1m£21.2m£20.0mSutton is higherDepends on how you count£11.5m£11.6m£10.9m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.85m£0.86m£0.81mSutton is higher£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£64.7m£65.0m£61.4mSutton is higherDepends on how you count£39.7m£39.8m£37.6m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£26.0m£26.1m£24.7mSutton is higherDepends on how you count£17.4m£17.5m£16.5m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£11.3m£11.3m£10.7mSutton is higherDepends on how you count£7.8m£7.8m£7.4m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£218.9m£219.8m£207.6mSutton is higher£113.0m£113.5m£107.2m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£48.8m£49.0m£46.3mSutton is higher£15.7m£15.8m£14.9m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£23.5m£23.6m£22.3mSutton is higherDepends on how you count£14.4m£14.5m£13.7m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£1.2mSutton is higher£0.59m£0.59m£0.56m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.57m£0.57m£0.54mSutton is higherDepends on how you count£0.43m£0.43m£0.40m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£1.2m£1.2m£1.1mSutton is higherDepends on how you count£0.81m£0.82m£0.77m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
30,541Sutton is higherDepends on how you count15,901
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
3,391Sutton is higher1,490
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
4,490Sutton is higherDepends on how you count2,381
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
9,891Sutton is higherDepends on how you count6,285
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
20,962Sutton is higherDepends on how you count12,361
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,431Sutton is higherDepends on how you count1,820
Show the numbers
| Measure | Sutton | Dartford | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £787.2m£790.5m£746.7m | £412.7m£414.5m£391.5m | Sutton |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £391.1m£392.7m£371.0m | £202.9m£203.7m£192.4m | Sutton |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £255.5m£256.6m£242.3m | £136.2m£136.8m£129.2m | Sutton |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £349.5m£351.0m£331.5m | £184.0m£184.8m£174.5m | Sutton |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £19.7m£19.8m£18.7m | £7.0m£7.0m£6.6m | Sutton |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £21.1m£21.2m£20.0m | £11.5m£11.6m£10.9m | Sutton |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.85m£0.86m£0.81m | £0.37m£0.37m£0.35m | Sutton |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £64.7m£65.0m£61.4m | £39.7m£39.8m£37.6m | Sutton |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £26.0m£26.1m£24.7m | £17.4m£17.5m£16.5m | Sutton |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £11.3m£11.3m£10.7m | £7.8m£7.8m£7.4m | Sutton |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £218.9m£219.8m£207.6m | £113.0m£113.5m£107.2m | Sutton |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £48.8m£49.0m£46.3m | £15.7m£15.8m£14.9m | Sutton |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £23.5m£23.6m£22.3m | £14.4m£14.5m£13.7m | Sutton |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £1.2m | £0.59m£0.59m£0.56m | Sutton |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.57m£0.57m£0.54m | £0.43m£0.43m£0.40m | Sutton |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £1.2m£1.2m£1.1m | £0.81m£0.82m£0.77m | Sutton |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 30,541 | 15,901 | Sutton |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 3,391 | 1,490 | Sutton |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 4,490 | 2,381 | Sutton |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 9,891 | 6,285 | Sutton |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 20,962 | 12,361 | Sutton |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,431 | 1,820 | Sutton |
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.