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Arundel and South Downs and South Suffolk
Arundel and South Downs is higher than South Suffolk on 5 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 6 of 22 per resident and 8 of 22 in total.
On 3 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
Arundel and South Downs is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and South Suffolk 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
Arundel and South Downs South Suffolk
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,744£4,764£4,500Arundel and South Downs is higher£4,535£4,554£4,301
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,484£12,537£11,841Arundel and South Downs is higher£12,263£12,315£11,632
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,296£1,301£1,229South Suffolk is higher£1,461£1,467£1,386
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,692£11,741£11,090Arundel and South Downs is higher£11,400£11,449£10,814
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£236£237£223South Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£244£245£232
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£541£544£514South Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£601£604£570
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£15£15£14South Suffolk is higher£17£17£16
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£237£238£225South Suffolk is higher£304£306£289
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£87£87£82South Suffolk is higher£98£99£93
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£72£73£69South Suffolk is higher£82£83£78
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,043£1,048£990South Suffolk is higher£1,171£1,176£1,111
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£158£159£150Arundel and South Downs is higher£133£134£126
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£171£172£163South Suffolk is higher£198£199£188
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£5.77£5.79£5.47South Suffolk is higher£5.83£5.85£5.53
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2.99£3.01£2.84South Suffolk is higher£3.88£3.90£3.68
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.56£5.58£5.27South Suffolk is higher£6.45£6.48£6.12
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,006.8Arundel and South Downs is higher992.8
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
58.9South Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count65.7
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
108.9South Suffolk is higher123.5
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
36.7South Suffolk is higher47.3
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
117.3South Suffolk is higher139.8
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
16.6South Suffolk is higher18.8
Show the numbers
| Measure | Arundel and South Downs | South Suffolk | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,744£4,764£4,500 | £4,535£4,554£4,301 | Arundel and South Downs |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,484£12,537£11,841 | £12,263£12,315£11,632 | Arundel and South Downs |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,296£1,301£1,229 | £1,461£1,467£1,386 | South Suffolk |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,692£11,741£11,090 | £11,400£11,449£10,814 | Arundel and South Downs |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £236£237£223 | £244£245£232 | South Suffolk |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £541£544£514 | £601£604£570 | South Suffolk |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £15£15£14 | £17£17£16 | South Suffolk |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £237£238£225 | £304£306£289 | South Suffolk |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £87£87£82 | £98£99£93 | South Suffolk |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £72£73£69 | £82£83£78 | South Suffolk |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,043£1,048£990 | £1,171£1,176£1,111 | South Suffolk |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £158£159£150 | £133£134£126 | Arundel and South Downs |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £171£172£163 | £198£199£188 | South Suffolk |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £5.77£5.79£5.47 | £5.83£5.85£5.53 | South Suffolk |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2.99£3.01£2.84 | £3.88£3.90£3.68 | South Suffolk |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.56£5.58£5.27 | £6.45£6.48£6.12 | South Suffolk |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,006.8 | 992.8 | Arundel and South Downs |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 58.9 | 65.7 | South Suffolk |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 108.9 | 123.5 | South Suffolk |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 36.7 | 47.3 | South Suffolk |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 117.3 | 139.8 | South Suffolk |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 16.6 | 18.8 | South Suffolk |
Per resident
Arundel and South Downs is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and South Suffolk on 16. 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
Arundel and South Downs South Suffolk
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,744£4,764£4,500Arundel and South Downs is higher£4,535£4,554£4,301
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,552£3,567£3,369Arundel and South Downs is higher£3,160£3,174£2,998
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£705£708£668South Suffolk is higher£832£836£789
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£3,326£3,340£3,155Arundel and South Downs is higher£2,938£2,951£2,787
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£67£67£64Arundel and South Downs is higherDepends on how you count£63£63£60
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£154£155£146South Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£155£156£147
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£4.30£4.32£4.08South Suffolk is higher£4.40£4.41£4.17
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£237£238£225South Suffolk is higher£304£306£289
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£87£87£82South Suffolk is higher£98£99£93
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£39£40£37South Suffolk is higher£47£47£44
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£567£570£538South Suffolk is higher£667£670£633
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£158£159£150Arundel and South Downs is higher£133£134£126
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£93£94£88South Suffolk is higher£113£113£107
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£3.13£3.14£2.97South Suffolk is higher£3.32£3.34£3.15
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£1.63£1.64£1.55South Suffolk is higher£2.21£2.22£2.10
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.56£5.58£5.27South Suffolk is higher£6.45£6.48£6.12
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
286.4Arundel and South Downs is higher255.9
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
16.8South Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count16.9
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
31.0South Suffolk is higher31.8
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
36.7South Suffolk is higher47.3
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
63.8South Suffolk is higher79.6
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
9.0South Suffolk is higher10.7
Show the numbers
| Measure | Arundel and South Downs | South Suffolk | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,744£4,764£4,500 | £4,535£4,554£4,301 | Arundel and South Downs |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,552£3,567£3,369 | £3,160£3,174£2,998 | Arundel and South Downs |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £705£708£668 | £832£836£789 | South Suffolk |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £3,326£3,340£3,155 | £2,938£2,951£2,787 | Arundel and South Downs |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £67£67£64 | £63£63£60 | Arundel and South Downs |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £154£155£146 | £155£156£147 | South Suffolk |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £4.30£4.32£4.08 | £4.40£4.41£4.17 | South Suffolk |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £237£238£225 | £304£306£289 | South Suffolk |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £87£87£82 | £98£99£93 | South Suffolk |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £39£40£37 | £47£47£44 | South Suffolk |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £567£570£538 | £667£670£633 | South Suffolk |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £158£159£150 | £133£134£126 | Arundel and South Downs |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £93£94£88 | £113£113£107 | South Suffolk |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £3.13£3.14£2.97 | £3.32£3.34£3.15 | South Suffolk |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £1.63£1.64£1.55 | £2.21£2.22£2.10 | South Suffolk |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.56£5.58£5.27 | £6.45£6.48£6.12 | South Suffolk |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 286.4 | 255.9 | Arundel and South Downs |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 16.8 | 16.9 | South Suffolk |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 31.0 | 31.8 | South Suffolk |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 36.7 | 47.3 | South Suffolk |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 63.8 | 79.6 | South Suffolk |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 9.0 | 10.7 | South Suffolk |
Total
Arundel and South Downs is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and South Suffolk 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
Arundel and South Downs South Suffolk
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£470.4m£472.4m£446.1mArundel and South Downs is higher£440.0m£441.9m£417.4m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£352.1m£353.6m£334.0mArundel and South Downs is higher£306.6m£308.0m£290.9m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£69.9m£70.2m£66.3mSouth Suffolk is higher£80.7m£81.1m£76.6m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£329.8m£331.2m£312.8mArundel and South Downs is higher£285.1m£286.3m£270.4m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£6.6m£6.7m£6.3mArundel and South Downs is higherDepends on how you count£6.1m£6.1m£5.8m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£15.3m£15.3m£14.5mArundel and South Downs is higherDepends on how you count£15.0m£15.1m£14.3m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.43m£0.43m£0.40mSouth Suffolk is higher£0.43m£0.43m£0.40m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£23.5m£23.6m£22.3mSouth Suffolk is higher£29.5m£29.6m£28.0m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£8.6m£8.7m£8.2mSouth Suffolk is higher£9.5m£9.6m£9.0m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£3.9m£3.9m£3.7mSouth Suffolk is higher£4.5m£4.6m£4.3m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£56.2m£56.5m£53.4mSouth Suffolk is higher£64.7m£65.0m£61.4m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£15.7m£15.8m£14.9mArundel and South Downs is higher£12.9m£13.0m£12.3m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£9.2m£9.3m£8.8mSouth Suffolk is higher£10.9m£11.0m£10.4m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.31m£0.31m£0.29mSouth Suffolk is higher£0.32m£0.32m£0.31m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.16m£0.16m£0.15mSouth Suffolk is higher£0.21m£0.22m£0.20m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.55m£0.55m£0.52mSouth Suffolk is higher£0.63m£0.63m£0.59m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
28,399Arundel and South Downs is higher24,827
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,661Arundel and South Downs is higherDepends on how you count1,643
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
3,073South Suffolk is higher3,088
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
3,640South Suffolk is higher4,593
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
6,322South Suffolk is higher7,725
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
895South Suffolk is higher1,038
Show the numbers
| Measure | Arundel and South Downs | South Suffolk | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £470.4m£472.4m£446.1m | £440.0m£441.9m£417.4m | Arundel and South Downs |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £352.1m£353.6m£334.0m | £306.6m£308.0m£290.9m | Arundel and South Downs |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £69.9m£70.2m£66.3m | £80.7m£81.1m£76.6m | South Suffolk |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £329.8m£331.2m£312.8m | £285.1m£286.3m£270.4m | Arundel and South Downs |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £6.6m£6.7m£6.3m | £6.1m£6.1m£5.8m | Arundel and South Downs |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £15.3m£15.3m£14.5m | £15.0m£15.1m£14.3m | Arundel and South Downs |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.43m£0.43m£0.40m | £0.43m£0.43m£0.40m | South Suffolk |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £23.5m£23.6m£22.3m | £29.5m£29.6m£28.0m | South Suffolk |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £8.6m£8.7m£8.2m | £9.5m£9.6m£9.0m | South Suffolk |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £3.9m£3.9m£3.7m | £4.5m£4.6m£4.3m | South Suffolk |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £56.2m£56.5m£53.4m | £64.7m£65.0m£61.4m | South Suffolk |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £15.7m£15.8m£14.9m | £12.9m£13.0m£12.3m | Arundel and South Downs |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £9.2m£9.3m£8.8m | £10.9m£11.0m£10.4m | South Suffolk |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.31m£0.31m£0.29m | £0.32m£0.32m£0.31m | South Suffolk |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.16m£0.16m£0.15m | £0.21m£0.22m£0.20m | South Suffolk |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.55m£0.55m£0.52m | £0.63m£0.63m£0.59m | South Suffolk |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 28,399 | 24,827 | Arundel and South Downs |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,661 | 1,643 | Arundel and South Downs |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 3,073 | 3,088 | South Suffolk |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 3,640 | 4,593 | South Suffolk |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 6,322 | 7,725 | South Suffolk |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 895 | 1,038 | South Suffolk |
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.