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Christchurch and Bexhill and Battle

88,284 and 92,284 residents (mid-2024).

Christchurch is higher than Bexhill and Battle on 4 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 7 of 22 per resident and 5 of 22 in total.

On 5 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

Christchurch is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Bexhill and Battle on 18. 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

Christchurch Bexhill and Battle

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Christchurch £5,764, Bexhill and Battle £5,700Bexhill and Battle: £5,700Christchurch: £5,764Bexhill and Battle: £5,724Christchurch: £5,789Bexhill and Battle: £5,407Christchurch: £5,467

    £5,764£5,789£5,467Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count£5,700£5,724£5,407

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Christchurch £12,615, Bexhill and Battle £12,628Bexhill and Battle: £12,628Christchurch: £12,615Bexhill and Battle: £12,682Christchurch: £12,669Bexhill and Battle: £11,979Christchurch: £11,966

    £12,615£12,669£11,966Bexhill and Battle is higherDepends on how you count£12,628£12,682£11,979

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Christchurch £1,637, Bexhill and Battle £2,008Bexhill and Battle: £2,008Christchurch: £1,637Bexhill and Battle: £2,017Christchurch: £1,644Bexhill and Battle: £1,905Christchurch: £1,553

    £1,637£1,644£1,553Bexhill and Battle is higher£2,008£2,017£1,905

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Christchurch £11,638, Bexhill and Battle £11,575Bexhill and Battle: £11,575Christchurch: £11,638Bexhill and Battle: £11,624Christchurch: £11,687Bexhill and Battle: £10,979Christchurch: £11,039

    £11,638£11,687£11,039Christchurch is higher£11,575£11,624£10,979

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Christchurch £270, Bexhill and Battle £332Bexhill and Battle: £332Christchurch: £270Bexhill and Battle: £333Christchurch: £272Bexhill and Battle: £315Christchurch: £256

    £270£272£256Bexhill and Battle is higher£332£333£315

  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: Christchurch £689, Bexhill and Battle £701Bexhill and Battle: £701Christchurch: £689Bexhill and Battle: £704Christchurch: £692Bexhill and Battle: £665Christchurch: £653

    £689£692£653Bexhill and Battle is higherDepends on how you count£701£704£665

  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: Christchurch £18, Bexhill and Battle £20Bexhill and Battle: £20Christchurch: £18Bexhill and Battle: £20Christchurch: £18Bexhill and Battle: £19Christchurch: £17

    £18£18£17Bexhill and Battle is higher£20£20£19

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Christchurch £358, Bexhill and Battle £407Bexhill and Battle: £407Christchurch: £358Bexhill and Battle: £409Christchurch: £359Bexhill and Battle: £386Christchurch: £339

    £358£359£339Bexhill and Battle is higher£407£409£386

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Christchurch £105, Bexhill and Battle £161Bexhill and Battle: £161Christchurch: £105Bexhill and Battle: £162Christchurch: £106Bexhill and Battle: £153Christchurch: £100

    £105£106£100Bexhill and Battle is higher£161£162£153

  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: Christchurch £97, Bexhill and Battle £117Bexhill and Battle: £117Christchurch: £97Bexhill and Battle: £118Christchurch: £97Bexhill and Battle: £111Christchurch: £92

    £97£97£92Bexhill and Battle is higher£117£118£111

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Christchurch £1,245, Bexhill and Battle £1,583Bexhill and Battle: £1,583Christchurch: £1,245Bexhill and Battle: £1,589Christchurch: £1,251Bexhill and Battle: £1,501Christchurch: £1,181

    £1,245£1,251£1,181Bexhill and Battle is higher£1,583£1,589£1,501

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Christchurch £190, Bexhill and Battle £186Bexhill and Battle: £186Christchurch: £190Bexhill and Battle: £187Christchurch: £191Bexhill and Battle: £177Christchurch: £181

    £190£191£181Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count£186£187£177

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Christchurch £286, Bexhill and Battle £298Bexhill and Battle: £298Christchurch: £286Bexhill and Battle: £299Christchurch: £287Bexhill and Battle: £282Christchurch: £271

    £286£287£271Bexhill and Battle is higher£298£299£282

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Christchurch £5.11, Bexhill and Battle £5.38Bexhill and Battle: £5.38Christchurch: £5.11Bexhill and Battle: £5.40Christchurch: £5.13Bexhill and Battle: £5.10Christchurch: £4.85

    £5.11£5.13£4.85Bexhill and Battle is higher£5.38£5.40£5.10

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Christchurch £4.75, Bexhill and Battle £5.29Bexhill and Battle: £5.29Christchurch: £4.75Bexhill and Battle: £5.31Christchurch: £4.77Bexhill and Battle: £5.02Christchurch: £4.51

    £4.75£4.77£4.51Bexhill and Battle is higher£5.29£5.31£5.02

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Christchurch £6.44, Bexhill and Battle £6.54Bexhill and Battle: £6.54Christchurch: £6.44Bexhill and Battle: £6.56Christchurch: £6.47Bexhill and Battle: £6.20Christchurch: £6.11

    £6.44£6.47£6.11Bexhill and Battle 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: Christchurch 997.8, Bexhill and Battle 1,008.3Bexhill and Battle: 1,008.3Christchurch: 997.8

    997.8Bexhill and Battle is higherDepends on how you count1,008.3

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Christchurch 68.6, Bexhill and Battle 80.8Bexhill and Battle: 80.8Christchurch: 68.6

    68.6Bexhill and Battle is higher80.8

  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: Christchurch 146.3, Bexhill and Battle 144.3Bexhill and Battle: 144.3Christchurch: 146.3

    146.3Christchurch is higher144.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Christchurch 52.0, Bexhill and Battle 62.6Bexhill and Battle: 62.6Christchurch: 52.0

    52.0Bexhill and Battle is higher62.6

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Christchurch 139.4, Bexhill and Battle 180.2Bexhill and Battle: 180.2Christchurch: 139.4

    139.4Bexhill and Battle is higher180.2

  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: Christchurch 20.9, Bexhill and Battle 25.0Bexhill and Battle: 25.0Christchurch: 20.9

    20.9Bexhill and Battle is higher25.0

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Christchurch and Bexhill and Battle, per person in the age group
MeasureChristchurchBexhill and BattleHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,764£5,789£5,467£5,700£5,724£5,407Christchurch
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,615£12,669£11,966£12,628£12,682£11,979Bexhill and Battle
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,637£1,644£1,553£2,008£2,017£1,905Bexhill and Battle
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,638£11,687£11,039£11,575£11,624£10,979Christchurch
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£270£272£256£332£333£315Bexhill and Battle
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£689£692£653£701£704£665Bexhill and Battle
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£18£18£17£20£20£19Bexhill and Battle
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£358£359£339£407£409£386Bexhill and Battle
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£105£106£100£161£162£153Bexhill and Battle
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£97£97£92£117£118£111Bexhill and Battle
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,245£1,251£1,181£1,583£1,589£1,501Bexhill and Battle
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£190£191£181£186£187£177Christchurch
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£286£287£271£298£299£282Bexhill and Battle
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.11£5.13£4.85£5.38£5.40£5.10Bexhill and Battle
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.75£4.77£4.51£5.29£5.31£5.02Bexhill and Battle
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.44£6.47£6.11£6.54£6.56£6.20Bexhill and Battle
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026997.81,008.3Bexhill and Battle
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202668.680.8Bexhill and Battle
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026146.3144.3Christchurch
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202652.062.6Bexhill and Battle
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026139.4180.2Bexhill and Battle
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202620.925.0Bexhill and Battle

Per resident

Christchurch is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Bexhill and Battle on 15. 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

Christchurch Bexhill and Battle

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Christchurch £5,764, Bexhill and Battle £5,700Bexhill and Battle: £5,700Christchurch: £5,764Bexhill and Battle: £5,724Christchurch: £5,789Bexhill and Battle: £5,407Christchurch: £5,467

    £5,764£5,789£5,467Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count£5,700£5,724£5,407

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Christchurch £4,271, Bexhill and Battle £3,873Bexhill and Battle: £3,873Christchurch: £4,271Bexhill and Battle: £3,890Christchurch: £4,289Bexhill and Battle: £3,674Christchurch: £4,051

    £4,271£4,289£4,051Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count£3,873£3,890£3,674

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Christchurch £833, Bexhill and Battle £1,066Bexhill and Battle: £1,066Christchurch: £833Bexhill and Battle: £1,070Christchurch: £837Bexhill and Battle: £1,011Christchurch: £790

    £833£837£790Bexhill and Battle is higher£1,066£1,070£1,011

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Christchurch £3,940, Bexhill and Battle £3,550Bexhill and Battle: £3,550Christchurch: £3,940Bexhill and Battle: £3,565Christchurch: £3,957Bexhill and Battle: £3,368Christchurch: £3,737

    £3,940£3,957£3,737Christchurch is higher£3,550£3,565£3,368

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Christchurch £92, Bexhill and Battle £102Bexhill and Battle: £102Christchurch: £92Bexhill and Battle: £102Christchurch: £92Bexhill and Battle: £97Christchurch: £87

    £92£92£87Bexhill and Battle is higher£102£102£97

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Christchurch £233, Bexhill and Battle £215Bexhill and Battle: £215Christchurch: £233Bexhill and Battle: £216Christchurch: £234Bexhill and Battle: £204Christchurch: £221

    £233£234£221Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count£215£216£204

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Christchurch £6.10, Bexhill and Battle £6.22Bexhill and Battle: £6.22Christchurch: £6.10Bexhill and Battle: £6.25Christchurch: £6.13Bexhill and Battle: £5.90Christchurch: £5.79

    £6.10£6.13£5.79Bexhill and Battle is higher£6.22£6.25£5.90

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Christchurch £358, Bexhill and Battle £407Bexhill and Battle: £407Christchurch: £358Bexhill and Battle: £409Christchurch: £359Bexhill and Battle: £386Christchurch: £339

    £358£359£339Bexhill and Battle is higher£407£409£386

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Christchurch £105, Bexhill and Battle £161Bexhill and Battle: £161Christchurch: £105Bexhill and Battle: £162Christchurch: £106Bexhill and Battle: £153Christchurch: £100

    £105£106£100Bexhill and Battle is higher£161£162£153

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Christchurch £49, Bexhill and Battle £62Bexhill and Battle: £62Christchurch: £49Bexhill and Battle: £62Christchurch: £49Bexhill and Battle: £59Christchurch: £47

    £49£49£47Bexhill and Battle is higher£62£62£59

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Christchurch £634, Bexhill and Battle £840Bexhill and Battle: £840Christchurch: £634Bexhill and Battle: £843Christchurch: £636Bexhill and Battle: £796Christchurch: £601

    £634£636£601Bexhill and Battle is higher£840£843£796

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Christchurch £190, Bexhill and Battle £186Bexhill and Battle: £186Christchurch: £190Bexhill and Battle: £187Christchurch: £191Bexhill and Battle: £177Christchurch: £181

    £190£191£181Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count£186£187£177

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Christchurch £145, Bexhill and Battle £158Bexhill and Battle: £158Christchurch: £145Bexhill and Battle: £159Christchurch: £146Bexhill and Battle: £150Christchurch: £138

    £145£146£138Bexhill and Battle is higher£158£159£150

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Christchurch £2.60, Bexhill and Battle £2.86Bexhill and Battle: £2.86Christchurch: £2.60Bexhill and Battle: £2.87Christchurch: £2.62Bexhill and Battle: £2.71Christchurch: £2.47

    £2.60£2.62£2.47Bexhill and Battle is higher£2.86£2.87£2.71

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Christchurch £2.41, Bexhill and Battle £2.80Bexhill and Battle: £2.80Christchurch: £2.41Bexhill and Battle: £2.82Christchurch: £2.42Bexhill and Battle: £2.66Christchurch: £2.29

    £2.41£2.42£2.29Bexhill and Battle is higher£2.80£2.82£2.66

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Christchurch £6.44, Bexhill and Battle £6.54Bexhill and Battle: £6.54Christchurch: £6.44Bexhill and Battle: £6.56Christchurch: £6.47Bexhill and Battle: £6.20Christchurch: £6.11

    £6.44£6.47£6.11Bexhill and Battle is higher£6.54£6.56£6.20

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Christchurch 337.8, Bexhill and Battle 309.3Bexhill and Battle: 309.3Christchurch: 337.8

    337.8Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count309.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Christchurch 23.2, Bexhill and Battle 24.8Bexhill and Battle: 24.8Christchurch: 23.2

    23.2Bexhill and Battle is higher24.8

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Christchurch 49.5, Bexhill and Battle 44.3Bexhill and Battle: 44.3Christchurch: 49.5

    49.5Christchurch is higher44.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Christchurch 52.0, Bexhill and Battle 62.6Bexhill and Battle: 62.6Christchurch: 52.0

    52.0Bexhill and Battle is higher62.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Christchurch 70.9, Bexhill and Battle 95.6Bexhill and Battle: 95.6Christchurch: 70.9

    70.9Bexhill and Battle is higher95.6

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Christchurch 10.6, Bexhill and Battle 13.3Bexhill and Battle: 13.3Christchurch: 10.6

    10.6Bexhill and Battle is higher13.3

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Christchurch and Bexhill and Battle, per resident
MeasureChristchurchBexhill and BattleHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,764£5,789£5,467£5,700£5,724£5,407Christchurch
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,271£4,289£4,051£3,873£3,890£3,674Christchurch
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£833£837£790£1,066£1,070£1,011Bexhill and Battle
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£3,940£3,957£3,737£3,550£3,565£3,368Christchurch
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£92£92£87£102£102£97Bexhill and Battle
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£233£234£221£215£216£204Christchurch
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.10£6.13£5.79£6.22£6.25£5.90Bexhill and Battle
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£358£359£339£407£409£386Bexhill and Battle
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£105£106£100£161£162£153Bexhill and Battle
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£49£49£47£62£62£59Bexhill and Battle
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£634£636£601£840£843£796Bexhill and Battle
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£190£191£181£186£187£177Christchurch
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£145£146£138£158£159£150Bexhill and Battle
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.60£2.62£2.47£2.86£2.87£2.71Bexhill and Battle
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.41£2.42£2.29£2.80£2.82£2.66Bexhill and Battle
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.44£6.47£6.11£6.54£6.56£6.20Bexhill and Battle
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026337.8309.3Christchurch
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202623.224.8Bexhill and Battle
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202649.544.3Christchurch
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202652.062.6Bexhill and Battle
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202670.995.6Bexhill and Battle
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202610.613.3Bexhill and Battle

Total

Christchurch is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Bexhill and Battle 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

Christchurch Bexhill and Battle

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Christchurch £508.9m, Bexhill and Battle £526.0mBexhill and Battle: £526.0mChristchurch: £508.9mBexhill and Battle: £528.2mChristchurch: £511.0mBexhill and Battle: £498.9mChristchurch: £482.7m

    £508.9m£511.0m£482.7mBexhill and Battle is higherDepends on how you count£526.0m£528.2m£498.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Christchurch £377.1m, Bexhill and Battle £357.5mBexhill and Battle: £357.5mChristchurch: £377.1mBexhill and Battle: £359.0mChristchurch: £378.7mBexhill and Battle: £339.1mChristchurch: £357.7m

    £377.1m£378.7m£357.7mChristchurch is higherDepends on how you count£357.5m£359.0m£339.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Christchurch £73.6m, Bexhill and Battle £98.3mBexhill and Battle: £98.3mChristchurch: £73.6mBexhill and Battle: £98.8mChristchurch: £73.9mBexhill and Battle: £93.3mChristchurch: £69.8m

    £73.6m£73.9m£69.8mBexhill and Battle is higher£98.3m£98.8m£93.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Christchurch £347.9m, Bexhill and Battle £327.6mBexhill and Battle: £327.6mChristchurch: £347.9mBexhill and Battle: £329.0mChristchurch: £349.3mBexhill and Battle: £310.8mChristchurch: £330.0m

    £347.9m£349.3m£330.0mChristchurch is higher£327.6m£329.0m£310.8m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Christchurch £8.1m, Bexhill and Battle £9.4mBexhill and Battle: £9.4mChristchurch: £8.1mBexhill and Battle: £9.4mChristchurch: £8.1mBexhill and Battle: £8.9mChristchurch: £7.7m

    £8.1m£8.1m£7.7mBexhill and Battle is higher£9.4m£9.4m£8.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Christchurch £20.6m, Bexhill and Battle £19.9mBexhill and Battle: £19.9mChristchurch: £20.6mBexhill and Battle: £19.9mChristchurch: £20.7mBexhill and Battle: £18.8mChristchurch: £19.5m

    £20.6m£20.7m£19.5mChristchurch is higherDepends on how you count£19.9m£19.9m£18.8m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Christchurch £0.54m, Bexhill and Battle £0.57mBexhill and Battle: £0.57mChristchurch: £0.54mBexhill and Battle: £0.58mChristchurch: £0.54mBexhill and Battle: £0.54mChristchurch: £0.51m

    £0.54m£0.54m£0.51mBexhill and Battle is higher£0.57m£0.58m£0.54m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Christchurch £31.6m, Bexhill and Battle £37.6mBexhill and Battle: £37.6mChristchurch: £31.6mBexhill and Battle: £37.7mChristchurch: £31.7mBexhill and Battle: £35.6mChristchurch: £29.9m

    £31.6m£31.7m£29.9mBexhill and Battle is higher£37.6m£37.7m£35.6m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Christchurch £9.3m, Bexhill and Battle £14.9mBexhill and Battle: £14.9mChristchurch: £9.3mBexhill and Battle: £14.9mChristchurch: £9.3mBexhill and Battle: £14.1mChristchurch: £8.8m

    £9.3m£9.3m£8.8mBexhill and Battle is higher£14.9m£14.9m£14.1m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Christchurch £4.3m, Bexhill and Battle £5.7mBexhill and Battle: £5.7mChristchurch: £4.3mBexhill and Battle: £5.8mChristchurch: £4.4mBexhill and Battle: £5.4mChristchurch: £4.1m

    £4.3m£4.4m£4.1mBexhill and Battle is higher£5.7m£5.8m£5.4m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Christchurch £55.9m, Bexhill and Battle £77.5mBexhill and Battle: £77.5mChristchurch: £55.9mBexhill and Battle: £77.8mChristchurch: £56.2mBexhill and Battle: £73.5mChristchurch: £53.1m

    £55.9m£56.2m£53.1mBexhill and Battle is higher£77.5m£77.8m£73.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Christchurch £16.8m, Bexhill and Battle £17.2mBexhill and Battle: £17.2mChristchurch: £16.8mBexhill and Battle: £17.3mChristchurch: £16.9mBexhill and Battle: £16.3mChristchurch: £15.9m

    £16.8m£16.9m£15.9mBexhill and Battle is higherDepends on how you count£17.2m£17.3m£16.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Christchurch £12.8m, Bexhill and Battle £14.6mBexhill and Battle: £14.6mChristchurch: £12.8mBexhill and Battle: £14.6mChristchurch: £12.9mBexhill and Battle: £13.8mChristchurch: £12.2m

    £12.8m£12.9m£12.2mBexhill and Battle is higher£14.6m£14.6m£13.8m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Christchurch £0.23m, Bexhill and Battle £0.26mBexhill and Battle: £0.26mChristchurch: £0.23mBexhill and Battle: £0.26mChristchurch: £0.23mBexhill and Battle: £0.25mChristchurch: £0.22m

    £0.23m£0.23m£0.22mBexhill and Battle is higher£0.26m£0.26m£0.25m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Christchurch £0.21m, Bexhill and Battle £0.26mBexhill and Battle: £0.26mChristchurch: £0.21mBexhill and Battle: £0.26mChristchurch: £0.21mBexhill and Battle: £0.25mChristchurch: £0.20m

    £0.21m£0.21m£0.20mBexhill and Battle is higher£0.26m£0.26m£0.25m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Christchurch £0.57m, Bexhill and Battle £0.60mBexhill and Battle: £0.60mChristchurch: £0.57mBexhill and Battle: £0.61mChristchurch: £0.57mBexhill and Battle: £0.57mChristchurch: £0.54m

    £0.57m£0.57m£0.54mBexhill and Battle is higher£0.60m£0.61m£0.57m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Christchurch 29,826, Bexhill and Battle 28,542Bexhill and Battle: 28,542Christchurch: 29,826

    29,826Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count28,542

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Christchurch 2,051, Bexhill and Battle 2,287Bexhill and Battle: 2,287Christchurch: 2,051

    2,051Bexhill and Battle is higher2,287

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Christchurch 4,373, Bexhill and Battle 4,084Bexhill and Battle: 4,084Christchurch: 4,373

    4,373Christchurch is higher4,084

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Christchurch 4,594, Bexhill and Battle 5,775Bexhill and Battle: 5,775Christchurch: 4,594

    4,594Bexhill and Battle is higher5,775

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Christchurch 6,263, Bexhill and Battle 8,823Bexhill and Battle: 8,823Christchurch: 6,263

    6,263Bexhill and Battle is higher8,823

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Christchurch 937, Bexhill and Battle 1,225Bexhill and Battle: 1,225Christchurch: 937

    937Bexhill and Battle is higher1,225

Show the numbers
Christchurch and Bexhill and Battle, total
MeasureChristchurchBexhill and BattleHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£508.9m£511.0m£482.7m£526.0m£528.2m£498.9mBexhill and Battle
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£377.1m£378.7m£357.7m£357.5m£359.0m£339.1mChristchurch
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£73.6m£73.9m£69.8m£98.3m£98.8m£93.3mBexhill and Battle
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£347.9m£349.3m£330.0m£327.6m£329.0m£310.8mChristchurch
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.1m£8.1m£7.7m£9.4m£9.4m£8.9mBexhill and Battle
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£20.6m£20.7m£19.5m£19.9m£19.9m£18.8mChristchurch
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m£0.57m£0.58m£0.54mBexhill and Battle
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£31.6m£31.7m£29.9m£37.6m£37.7m£35.6mBexhill and Battle
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.3m£9.3m£8.8m£14.9m£14.9m£14.1mBexhill and Battle
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.3m£4.4m£4.1m£5.7m£5.8m£5.4mBexhill and Battle
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£55.9m£56.2m£53.1m£77.5m£77.8m£73.5mBexhill and Battle
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£16.8m£16.9m£15.9m£17.2m£17.3m£16.3mBexhill and Battle
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£12.8m£12.9m£12.2m£14.6m£14.6m£13.8mBexhill and Battle
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.23m£0.23m£0.22m£0.26m£0.26m£0.25mBexhill and Battle
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.21m£0.21m£0.20m£0.26m£0.26m£0.25mBexhill and Battle
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m£0.60m£0.61m£0.57mBexhill and Battle
State Pensiontotal, March 202629,82628,542Christchurch
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,0512,287Bexhill and Battle
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,3734,084Christchurch
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,5945,775Bexhill and Battle
Universal Credittotal, May 20266,2638,823Bexhill and Battle
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20269371,225Bexhill and Battle

Sources

Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.

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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.
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