Who Gets What

Compare local authorities · London and London

Waltham Forest and Harrow

283,782 and 270,987 residents (mid-2024).

Waltham Forest is higher than Harrow on 21 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 13 of 22 per resident and 14 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.

Swap the two areas
Waltham Forest and Harrow on a map of the local authorities of Great Britain
How to count
Prices

Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Per person in the age group

Waltham Forest is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and Harrow on 1. 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

Waltham Forest Harrow

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Waltham Forest £3,836, Harrow £3,835Harrow: £3,835Waltham Forest: £3,836Harrow: £3,852Waltham Forest: £3,852Harrow: £3,638Waltham Forest: £3,639

    £3,836£3,852£3,639Waltham Forest is higher£3,835£3,852£3,638

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Waltham Forest £13,049, Harrow £12,222Harrow: £12,222Waltham Forest: £13,049Harrow: £12,275Waltham Forest: £13,105Harrow: £11,594Waltham Forest: £12,378

    £13,049£13,105£12,378Waltham Forest is higherDepends on how you count£12,222£12,275£11,594

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Waltham Forest £2,478, Harrow £2,117Harrow: £2,117Waltham Forest: £2,478Harrow: £2,126Waltham Forest: £2,488Harrow: £2,008Waltham Forest: £2,350

    £2,478£2,488£2,350Waltham Forest is higher£2,117£2,126£2,008

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Waltham Forest £11,005, Harrow £10,332Harrow: £10,332Waltham Forest: £11,005Harrow: £10,376Waltham Forest: £11,052Harrow: £9,800Waltham Forest: £10,439

    £11,005£11,052£10,439Waltham Forest is higherDepends on how you count£10,332£10,376£9,800

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Waltham Forest £1,280, Harrow £1,145Harrow: £1,145Waltham Forest: £1,280Harrow: £1,150Waltham Forest: £1,286Harrow: £1,086Waltham Forest: £1,215

    £1,280£1,286£1,215Waltham Forest is higherDepends on how you count£1,145£1,150£1,086

  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: Waltham Forest £711, Harrow £709Harrow: £709Waltham Forest: £711Harrow: £712Waltham Forest: £714Harrow: £672Waltham Forest: £674

    £711£714£674Waltham Forest is higherDepends on how you count£709£712£672

  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: Waltham Forest £53, Harrow £37Harrow: £37Waltham Forest: £53Harrow: £37Waltham Forest: £53Harrow: £35Waltham Forest: £50

    £53£53£50Waltham Forest is higherDepends on how you count£37£37£35

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Waltham Forest £357, Harrow £261Harrow: £261Waltham Forest: £357Harrow: £262Waltham Forest: £359Harrow: £248Waltham Forest: £339

    £357£359£339Waltham Forest is higher£261£262£248

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Waltham Forest £116, Harrow £89Harrow: £89Waltham Forest: £116Harrow: £90Waltham Forest: £116Harrow: £85Waltham Forest: £110

    £116£116£110Waltham Forest is higher£89£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: Waltham Forest £99, Harrow £87Harrow: £87Waltham Forest: £99Harrow: £87Waltham Forest: £100Harrow: £82Waltham Forest: £94

    £99£100£94Waltham Forest is higher£87£87£82

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Waltham Forest £2,135, Harrow £1,851Harrow: £1,851Waltham Forest: £2,135Harrow: £1,859Waltham Forest: £2,144Harrow: £1,755Waltham Forest: £2,025

    £2,135£2,144£2,025Waltham Forest is higher£1,851£1,859£1,755

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Waltham Forest £335, Harrow £294Harrow: £294Waltham Forest: £335Harrow: £295Waltham Forest: £337Harrow: £279Waltham Forest: £318

    £335£337£318Waltham Forest is higher£294£295£279

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Waltham Forest £226, Harrow £169Harrow: £169Waltham Forest: £226Harrow: £170Waltham Forest: £227Harrow: £160Waltham Forest: £214

    £226£227£214Waltham Forest is higher£169£170£160

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Waltham Forest £11, Harrow £7.71Harrow: £7.71Waltham Forest: £11Harrow: £7.74Waltham Forest: £11Harrow: £7.31Waltham Forest: £10

    £11£11£10Waltham Forest is higher£7.71£7.74£7.31

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Waltham Forest £6.81, Harrow £2.80Harrow: £2.80Waltham Forest: £6.81Harrow: £2.82Waltham Forest: £6.84Harrow: £2.66Waltham Forest: £6.46

    £6.81£6.84£6.46Waltham Forest is higher£2.80£2.82£2.66

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Waltham Forest £5.06, Harrow £6.54Harrow: £6.54Waltham Forest: £5.06Harrow: £6.56Waltham Forest: £5.08Harrow: £6.20Waltham Forest: £4.80

    £5.06£5.08£4.80Harrow is higher£6.54£6.56£6.20

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Waltham Forest 1,044.7, Harrow 966.4Harrow: 966.4Waltham Forest: 1,044.7

    1,044.7Waltham Forest is higherDepends on how you count966.4

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Waltham Forest 213.5, Harrow 143.3Harrow: 143.3Waltham Forest: 213.5

    213.5Waltham Forest is higherDepends on how you count143.3

  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: Waltham Forest 153.4, Harrow 145.9Harrow: 145.9Waltham Forest: 153.4

    153.4Waltham Forest is higherDepends on how you count145.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Waltham Forest 56.2, Harrow 41.4Harrow: 41.4Waltham Forest: 56.2

    56.2Waltham Forest is higher41.4

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Waltham Forest 212.9, Harrow 174.8Harrow: 174.8Waltham Forest: 212.9

    212.9Waltham Forest is higher174.8

  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: Waltham Forest 22.8, Harrow 20.2Harrow: 20.2Waltham Forest: 22.8

    22.8Waltham Forest is higher20.2

Show the numbers
Waltham Forest and Harrow, per person in the age group
MeasureWaltham ForestHarrowHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,836£3,852£3,639£3,835£3,852£3,638Waltham Forest
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,049£13,105£12,378£12,222£12,275£11,594Waltham Forest
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,478£2,488£2,350£2,117£2,126£2,008Waltham Forest
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,005£11,052£10,439£10,332£10,376£9,800Waltham Forest
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£1,280£1,286£1,215£1,145£1,150£1,086Waltham Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£711£714£674£709£712£672Waltham Forest
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£53£53£50£37£37£35Waltham Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£357£359£339£261£262£248Waltham Forest
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£116£116£110£89£90£85Waltham Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£99£100£94£87£87£82Waltham Forest
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,135£2,144£2,025£1,851£1,859£1,755Waltham Forest
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£335£337£318£294£295£279Waltham Forest
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£226£227£214£169£170£160Waltham Forest
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£11£11£10£7.71£7.74£7.31Waltham Forest
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.81£6.84£6.46£2.80£2.82£2.66Waltham Forest
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.06£5.08£4.80£6.54£6.56£6.20Harrow
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,044.7966.4Waltham Forest
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026213.5143.3Waltham Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026153.4145.9Waltham Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202656.241.4Waltham Forest
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026212.9174.8Waltham Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202622.820.2Waltham Forest

Per resident

Waltham Forest is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Harrow 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

Waltham Forest Harrow

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Waltham Forest £3,836, Harrow £3,835Harrow: £3,835Waltham Forest: £3,836Harrow: £3,852Waltham Forest: £3,852Harrow: £3,638Waltham Forest: £3,639

    £3,836£3,852£3,639Waltham Forest is higher£3,835£3,852£3,638

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Waltham Forest £1,290, Harrow £1,808Harrow: £1,808Waltham Forest: £1,290Harrow: £1,816Waltham Forest: £1,295Harrow: £1,715Waltham Forest: £1,224

    £1,290£1,295£1,224Harrow is higherDepends on how you count£1,808£1,816£1,715

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Waltham Forest £1,733, Harrow £1,376Harrow: £1,376Waltham Forest: £1,733Harrow: £1,382Waltham Forest: £1,740Harrow: £1,306Waltham Forest: £1,644

    £1,733£1,740£1,644Waltham Forest is higher£1,376£1,382£1,306

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Waltham Forest £1,088, Harrow £1,529Harrow: £1,529Waltham Forest: £1,088Harrow: £1,535Waltham Forest: £1,093Harrow: £1,450Waltham Forest: £1,032

    £1,088£1,093£1,032Harrow is higherDepends on how you count£1,529£1,535£1,450

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Waltham Forest £127, Harrow £169Harrow: £169Waltham Forest: £127Harrow: £170Waltham Forest: £127Harrow: £161Waltham Forest: £120

    £127£127£120Harrow is higherDepends on how you count£169£170£161

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Waltham Forest £70, Harrow £105Harrow: £105Waltham Forest: £70Harrow: £105Waltham Forest: £71Harrow: £99Waltham Forest: £67

    £70£71£67Harrow is higherDepends on how you count£105£105£99

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Waltham Forest £5.22, Harrow £5.48Harrow: £5.48Waltham Forest: £5.22Harrow: £5.51Waltham Forest: £5.24Harrow: £5.20Waltham Forest: £4.95

    £5.22£5.24£4.95Harrow is higherDepends on how you count£5.48£5.51£5.20

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Waltham Forest £357, Harrow £261Harrow: £261Waltham Forest: £357Harrow: £262Waltham Forest: £359Harrow: £248Waltham Forest: £339

    £357£359£339Waltham Forest is higher£261£262£248

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Waltham Forest £116, Harrow £89Harrow: £89Waltham Forest: £116Harrow: £90Waltham Forest: £116Harrow: £85Waltham Forest: £110

    £116£116£110Waltham Forest is higher£89£90£85

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Waltham Forest £70, Harrow £56Harrow: £56Waltham Forest: £70Harrow: £57Waltham Forest: £70Harrow: £53Waltham Forest: £66

    £70£70£66Waltham Forest is higher£56£57£53

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Waltham Forest £1,493, Harrow £1,203Harrow: £1,203Waltham Forest: £1,493Harrow: £1,209Waltham Forest: £1,499Harrow: £1,142Waltham Forest: £1,416

    £1,493£1,499£1,416Waltham Forest is higher£1,203£1,209£1,142

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Waltham Forest £335, Harrow £294Harrow: £294Waltham Forest: £335Harrow: £295Waltham Forest: £337Harrow: £279Waltham Forest: £318

    £335£337£318Waltham Forest is higher£294£295£279

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Waltham Forest £158, Harrow £110Harrow: £110Waltham Forest: £158Harrow: £110Waltham Forest: £158Harrow: £104Waltham Forest: £150

    £158£158£150Waltham Forest is higher£110£110£104

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Waltham Forest £7.71, Harrow £5.01Harrow: £5.01Waltham Forest: £7.71Harrow: £5.03Waltham Forest: £7.74Harrow: £4.75Waltham Forest: £7.31

    £7.71£7.74£7.31Waltham Forest is higher£5.01£5.03£4.75

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Waltham Forest £4.77, Harrow £1.82Harrow: £1.82Waltham Forest: £4.77Harrow: £1.83Waltham Forest: £4.79Harrow: £1.73Waltham Forest: £4.52

    £4.77£4.79£4.52Waltham Forest is higher£1.82£1.83£1.73

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Waltham Forest £5.06, Harrow £6.54Harrow: £6.54Waltham Forest: £5.06Harrow: £6.56Waltham Forest: £5.08Harrow: £6.20Waltham Forest: £4.80

    £5.06£5.08£4.80Harrow is higher£6.54£6.56£6.20

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Waltham Forest 103.3, Harrow 143.0Harrow: 143.0Waltham Forest: 103.3

    103.3Harrow is higherDepends on how you count143.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Waltham Forest 21.1, Harrow 21.2Harrow: 21.2Waltham Forest: 21.1

    21.1Harrow is higherDepends on how you count21.2

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Waltham Forest 15.2, Harrow 21.6Harrow: 21.6Waltham Forest: 15.2

    15.2Harrow is higherDepends on how you count21.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Waltham Forest 56.2, Harrow 41.4Harrow: 41.4Waltham Forest: 56.2

    56.2Waltham Forest is higher41.4

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Waltham Forest 148.9, Harrow 113.7Harrow: 113.7Waltham Forest: 148.9

    148.9Waltham Forest is higher113.7

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Waltham Forest 15.9, Harrow 13.1Harrow: 13.1Waltham Forest: 15.9

    15.9Waltham Forest is higher13.1

Show the numbers
Waltham Forest and Harrow, per resident
MeasureWaltham ForestHarrowHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,836£3,852£3,639£3,835£3,852£3,638Waltham Forest
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,290£1,295£1,224£1,808£1,816£1,715Harrow
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,733£1,740£1,644£1,376£1,382£1,306Waltham Forest
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,088£1,093£1,032£1,529£1,535£1,450Harrow
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£127£127£120£169£170£161Harrow
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£70£71£67£105£105£99Harrow
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.22£5.24£4.95£5.48£5.51£5.20Harrow
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£357£359£339£261£262£248Waltham Forest
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£116£116£110£89£90£85Waltham Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£70£70£66£56£57£53Waltham Forest
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,493£1,499£1,416£1,203£1,209£1,142Waltham Forest
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£335£337£318£294£295£279Waltham Forest
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£158£158£150£110£110£104Waltham Forest
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£7.71£7.74£7.31£5.01£5.03£4.75Waltham Forest
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.77£4.79£4.52£1.82£1.83£1.73Waltham Forest
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.06£5.08£4.80£6.54£6.56£6.20Harrow
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026103.3143.0Harrow
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202621.121.2Harrow
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202615.221.6Harrow
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202656.241.4Waltham Forest
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026148.9113.7Waltham Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202615.913.1Waltham Forest

Total

Waltham Forest is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Harrow on 8. 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

Waltham Forest Harrow

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Waltham Forest £1.1bn, Harrow £1.0bnHarrow: £1.0bnWaltham Forest: £1.1bnHarrow: £1.0bnWaltham Forest: £1.1bnHarrow: £985.8mWaltham Forest: £1.0bn

    £1.1bn£1.1bn£1.0bnWaltham Forest is higher£1.0bn£1.0bn£985.8m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Waltham Forest £366.1m, Harrow £490.0mHarrow: £490.0mWaltham Forest: £366.1mHarrow: £492.1mWaltham Forest: £367.6mHarrow: £464.8mWaltham Forest: £347.2m

    £366.1m£367.6m£347.2mHarrow is higherDepends on how you count£490.0m£492.1m£464.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Waltham Forest £491.7m, Harrow £373.0mHarrow: £373.0mWaltham Forest: £491.7mHarrow: £374.6mWaltham Forest: £493.8mHarrow: £353.8mWaltham Forest: £466.4m

    £491.7m£493.8m£466.4mWaltham Forest is higher£373.0m£374.6m£353.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Waltham Forest £308.7m, Harrow £414.2mHarrow: £414.2mWaltham Forest: £308.7mHarrow: £416.0mWaltham Forest: £310.1mHarrow: £392.9mWaltham Forest: £292.9m

    £308.7m£310.1m£292.9mHarrow is higherDepends on how you count£414.2m£416.0m£392.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Waltham Forest £35.9m, Harrow £45.9mHarrow: £45.9mWaltham Forest: £35.9mHarrow: £46.1mWaltham Forest: £36.1mHarrow: £43.5mWaltham Forest: £34.1m

    £35.9m£36.1m£34.1mHarrow is higherDepends on how you count£45.9m£46.1m£43.5m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Waltham Forest £19.9m, Harrow £28.4mHarrow: £28.4mWaltham Forest: £19.9mHarrow: £28.5mWaltham Forest: £20.0mHarrow: £26.9mWaltham Forest: £18.9m

    £19.9m£20.0m£18.9mHarrow is higherDepends on how you count£28.4m£28.5m£26.9m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Waltham Forest £1.5m, Harrow £1.5mHarrow: £1.5mWaltham Forest: £1.5mHarrow: £1.5mWaltham Forest: £1.5mHarrow: £1.4mWaltham Forest: £1.4m

    £1.5m£1.5m£1.4mHarrow is higherDepends on how you count£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Waltham Forest £101.4m, Harrow £70.7mHarrow: £70.7mWaltham Forest: £101.4mHarrow: £71.0mWaltham Forest: £101.8mHarrow: £67.1mWaltham Forest: £96.2m

    £101.4m£101.8m£96.2mWaltham Forest is higher£70.7m£71.0m£67.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Waltham Forest £32.8m, Harrow £24.2mHarrow: £24.2mWaltham Forest: £32.8mHarrow: £24.3mWaltham Forest: £32.9mHarrow: £22.9mWaltham Forest: £31.1m

    £32.8m£32.9m£31.1mWaltham Forest is higher£24.2m£24.3m£22.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Waltham Forest £19.7m, Harrow £15.3mHarrow: £15.3mWaltham Forest: £19.7mHarrow: £15.3mWaltham Forest: £19.8mHarrow: £14.5mWaltham Forest: £18.7m

    £19.7m£19.8m£18.7mWaltham Forest is higher£15.3m£15.3m£14.5m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Waltham Forest £423.7m, Harrow £326.1mHarrow: £326.1mWaltham Forest: £423.7mHarrow: £327.5mWaltham Forest: £425.5mHarrow: £309.3mWaltham Forest: £401.9m

    £423.7m£425.5m£401.9mWaltham Forest is higher£326.1m£327.5m£309.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Waltham Forest £95.1m, Harrow £79.6mHarrow: £79.6mWaltham Forest: £95.1mHarrow: £80.0mWaltham Forest: £95.5mHarrow: £75.5mWaltham Forest: £90.2m

    £95.1m£95.5m£90.2mWaltham Forest is higher£79.6m£80.0m£75.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Waltham Forest £44.8m, Harrow £29.8mHarrow: £29.8mWaltham Forest: £44.8mHarrow: £29.9mWaltham Forest: £45.0mHarrow: £28.2mWaltham Forest: £42.5m

    £44.8m£45.0m£42.5mWaltham Forest is higher£29.8m£29.9m£28.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Waltham Forest £2.2m, Harrow £1.4mHarrow: £1.4mWaltham Forest: £2.2mHarrow: £1.4mWaltham Forest: £2.2mHarrow: £1.3mWaltham Forest: £2.1m

    £2.2m£2.2m£2.1mWaltham Forest is higher£1.4m£1.4m£1.3m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Waltham Forest £1.4m, Harrow £0.49mHarrow: £0.49mWaltham Forest: £1.4mHarrow: £0.50mWaltham Forest: £1.4mHarrow: £0.47mWaltham Forest: £1.3m

    £1.4m£1.4m£1.3mWaltham Forest is higher£0.49m£0.50m£0.47m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Waltham Forest £1.4m, Harrow £1.8mHarrow: £1.8mWaltham Forest: £1.4mHarrow: £1.8mWaltham Forest: £1.4mHarrow: £1.7mWaltham Forest: £1.4m

    £1.4mHarrow is higher£1.8m£1.8m£1.7m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Waltham Forest 29,307, Harrow 38,744Harrow: 38,744Waltham Forest: 29,307

    29,307Harrow is higherDepends on how you count38,744

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Waltham Forest 5,988, Harrow 5,744Harrow: 5,744Waltham Forest: 5,988

    5,988Waltham Forest is higherDepends on how you count5,744

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Waltham Forest 4,302, Harrow 5,849Harrow: 5,849Waltham Forest: 4,302

    4,302Harrow is higherDepends on how you count5,849

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Waltham Forest 15,935, Harrow 11,208Harrow: 11,208Waltham Forest: 15,935

    15,935Waltham Forest is higher11,208

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Waltham Forest 42,255, Harrow 30,804Harrow: 30,804Waltham Forest: 42,255

    42,255Waltham Forest is higher30,804

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Waltham Forest 4,516, Harrow 3,550Harrow: 3,550Waltham Forest: 4,516

    4,516Waltham Forest is higher3,550

Show the numbers
Waltham Forest and Harrow, total
MeasureWaltham ForestHarrowHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.1bn£1.1bn£1.0bn£1.0bn£1.0bn£985.8mWaltham Forest
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£366.1m£367.6m£347.2m£490.0m£492.1m£464.8mHarrow
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£491.7m£493.8m£466.4m£373.0m£374.6m£353.8mWaltham Forest
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£308.7m£310.1m£292.9m£414.2m£416.0m£392.9mHarrow
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£35.9m£36.1m£34.1m£45.9m£46.1m£43.5mHarrow
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£19.9m£20.0m£18.9m£28.4m£28.5m£26.9mHarrow
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m£1.5m£1.5m£1.4mHarrow
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£101.4m£101.8m£96.2m£70.7m£71.0m£67.1mWaltham Forest
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£32.8m£32.9m£31.1m£24.2m£24.3m£22.9mWaltham Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£19.7m£19.8m£18.7m£15.3m£15.3m£14.5mWaltham Forest
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£423.7m£425.5m£401.9m£326.1m£327.5m£309.3mWaltham Forest
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£95.1m£95.5m£90.2m£79.6m£80.0m£75.5mWaltham Forest
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£44.8m£45.0m£42.5m£29.8m£29.9m£28.2mWaltham Forest
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£2.2m£2.2m£2.1m£1.4m£1.4m£1.3mWaltham Forest
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.4m£1.4m£1.3m£0.49m£0.50m£0.47mWaltham Forest
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.4m£1.8m£1.8m£1.7mHarrow
State Pensiontotal, March 202629,30738,744Harrow
Pension Credittotal, March 20265,9885,744Waltham Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,3025,849Harrow
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202615,93511,208Waltham Forest
Universal Credittotal, May 202642,25530,804Waltham Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20264,5163,550Waltham Forest

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.