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Christchurch and Fylde

88,284 and 101,421 residents (mid-2024).

Christchurch is higher than Fylde on 7 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 11 of 22 per resident and 5 of 22 in total.

On 9 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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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

Christchurch is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Fylde 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 Fylde

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Christchurch £5,764, Fylde £5,015Fylde: £5,015Christchurch: £5,764Fylde: £5,036Christchurch: £5,789Fylde: £4,757Christchurch: £5,467

    £5,764£5,789£5,467Christchurch is higher£5,015£5,036£4,757

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Christchurch £12,615, Fylde £12,279Fylde: £12,279Christchurch: £12,615Fylde: £12,331Christchurch: £12,669Fylde: £11,647Christchurch: £11,966

    £12,615£12,669£11,966Christchurch is higher£12,279£12,331£11,647

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Christchurch £1,637, Fylde £1,610Fylde: £1,610Christchurch: £1,637Fylde: £1,617Christchurch: £1,644Fylde: £1,527Christchurch: £1,553

    £1,637£1,644£1,553Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count£1,610£1,617£1,527

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Christchurch £11,638, Fylde £11,185Fylde: £11,185Christchurch: £11,638Fylde: £11,233Christchurch: £11,687Fylde: £10,609Christchurch: £11,039

    £11,638£11,687£11,039Christchurch is higher£11,185£11,233£10,609

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Christchurch £270, Fylde £325Fylde: £325Christchurch: £270Fylde: £326Christchurch: £272Fylde: £308Christchurch: £256

    £270£272£256Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£325£326£308

  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, Fylde £749Fylde: £749Christchurch: £689Fylde: £752Christchurch: £692Fylde: £710Christchurch: £653

    £689£692£653Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£749£752£710

  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, Fylde £20Fylde: £20Christchurch: £18Fylde: £21Christchurch: £18Fylde: £19Christchurch: £17

    £18£18£17Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£20£21£19

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Christchurch £358, Fylde £430Fylde: £430Christchurch: £358Fylde: £432Christchurch: £359Fylde: £408Christchurch: £339

    £358£359£339Fylde is higher£430£432£408

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Christchurch £105, Fylde £134Fylde: £134Christchurch: £105Fylde: £134Christchurch: £106Fylde: £127Christchurch: £100

    £105£106£100Fylde is higher£134£134£127

  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, Fylde £100Fylde: £100Christchurch: £97Fylde: £100Christchurch: £97Fylde: £95Christchurch: £92

    £97£97£92Fylde is higher£100£100£95

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Christchurch £1,245, Fylde £1,197Fylde: £1,197Christchurch: £1,245Fylde: £1,202Christchurch: £1,251Fylde: £1,136Christchurch: £1,181

    £1,245£1,251£1,181Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count£1,197£1,202£1,136

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Christchurch £190, Fylde £155Fylde: £155Christchurch: £190Fylde: £156Christchurch: £191Fylde: £147Christchurch: £181

    £190£191£181Christchurch is higher£155£156£147

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Christchurch £286, Fylde £303Fylde: £303Christchurch: £286Fylde: £304Christchurch: £287Fylde: £288Christchurch: £271

    £286£287£271Fylde is higher£303£304£288

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Christchurch £5.11, Fylde £5.51Fylde: £5.51Christchurch: £5.11Fylde: £5.54Christchurch: £5.13Fylde: £5.23Christchurch: £4.85

    £5.11£5.13£4.85Fylde is higher£5.51£5.54£5.23

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Christchurch £4.75, Fylde £4.01Fylde: £4.01Christchurch: £4.75Fylde: £4.02Christchurch: £4.77Fylde: £3.80Christchurch: £4.51

    £4.75£4.77£4.51Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count£4.01£4.02£3.80

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Christchurch £6.44, Fylde £6.87Fylde: £6.87Christchurch: £6.44Fylde: £6.90Christchurch: £6.47Fylde: £6.52Christchurch: £6.11

    £6.44£6.47£6.11Fylde is higher£6.87£6.90£6.52

  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, Fylde 1,001.3Fylde: 1,001.3Christchurch: 997.8

    997.8Fylde is higherDepends on how you count1,001.3

  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, Fylde 82.8Fylde: 82.8Christchurch: 68.6

    68.6Fylde is higherDepends on how you count82.8

  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, Fylde 157.3Fylde: 157.3Christchurch: 146.3

    146.3Fylde is higherDepends on how you count157.3

  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, Fylde 66.6Fylde: 66.6Christchurch: 52.0

    52.0Fylde is higher66.6

  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, Fylde 151.2Fylde: 151.2Christchurch: 139.4

    139.4Fylde is higher151.2

  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, Fylde 21.4Fylde: 21.4Christchurch: 20.9

    20.9Fylde is higher21.4

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Christchurch and Fylde, per person in the age group
MeasureChristchurchFyldeHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,764£5,789£5,467£5,015£5,036£4,757Christchurch
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,615£12,669£11,966£12,279£12,331£11,647Christchurch
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,637£1,644£1,553£1,610£1,617£1,527Christchurch
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,638£11,687£11,039£11,185£11,233£10,609Christchurch
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£270£272£256£325£326£308Fylde
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£689£692£653£749£752£710Fylde
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£18£18£17£20£21£19Fylde
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£358£359£339£430£432£408Fylde
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£105£106£100£134£134£127Fylde
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£97£97£92£100£100£95Fylde
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,245£1,251£1,181£1,197£1,202£1,136Christchurch
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£190£191£181£155£156£147Christchurch
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£286£287£271£303£304£288Fylde
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.11£5.13£4.85£5.51£5.54£5.23Fylde
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.75£4.77£4.51£4.01£4.02£3.80Christchurch
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.44£6.47£6.11£6.87£6.90£6.52Fylde
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026997.81,001.3Fylde
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202668.682.8Fylde
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026146.3157.3Fylde
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202652.066.6Fylde
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026139.4151.2Fylde
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202620.921.4Fylde

Per resident

Christchurch is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Fylde on 11. 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 Fylde

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Christchurch £5,764, Fylde £5,015Fylde: £5,015Christchurch: £5,764Fylde: £5,036Christchurch: £5,789Fylde: £4,757Christchurch: £5,467

    £5,764£5,789£5,467Christchurch is higher£5,015£5,036£4,757

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Christchurch £4,271, Fylde £3,382Fylde: £3,382Christchurch: £4,271Fylde: £3,396Christchurch: £4,289Fylde: £3,208Christchurch: £4,051

    £4,271£4,289£4,051Christchurch is higher£3,382£3,396£3,208

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Christchurch £833, Fylde £907Fylde: £907Christchurch: £833Fylde: £911Christchurch: £837Fylde: £860Christchurch: £790

    £833£837£790Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£907£911£860

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Christchurch £3,940, Fylde £3,080Fylde: £3,080Christchurch: £3,940Fylde: £3,094Christchurch: £3,957Fylde: £2,922Christchurch: £3,737

    £3,940£3,957£3,737Christchurch is higher£3,080£3,094£2,922

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Christchurch £92, Fylde £90Fylde: £90Christchurch: £92Fylde: £90Christchurch: £92Fylde: £85Christchurch: £87

    £92£92£87Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count£90£90£85

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Christchurch £233, Fylde £206Fylde: £206Christchurch: £233Fylde: £207Christchurch: £234Fylde: £196Christchurch: £221

    £233£234£221Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count£206£207£196

  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, Fylde £5.63Fylde: £5.63Christchurch: £6.10Fylde: £5.65Christchurch: £6.13Fylde: £5.34Christchurch: £5.79

    £6.10£6.13£5.79Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count£5.63£5.65£5.34

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Christchurch £358, Fylde £430Fylde: £430Christchurch: £358Fylde: £432Christchurch: £359Fylde: £408Christchurch: £339

    £358£359£339Fylde is higher£430£432£408

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Christchurch £105, Fylde £134Fylde: £134Christchurch: £105Fylde: £134Christchurch: £106Fylde: £127Christchurch: £100

    £105£106£100Fylde is higher£134£134£127

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Christchurch £49, Fylde £56Fylde: £56Christchurch: £49Fylde: £57Christchurch: £49Fylde: £53Christchurch: £47

    £49£49£47Fylde is higher£56£57£53

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Christchurch £634, Fylde £674Fylde: £674Christchurch: £634Fylde: £677Christchurch: £636Fylde: £640Christchurch: £601

    £634£636£601Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£674£677£640

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Christchurch £190, Fylde £155Fylde: £155Christchurch: £190Fylde: £156Christchurch: £191Fylde: £147Christchurch: £181

    £190£191£181Christchurch is higher£155£156£147

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Christchurch £145, Fylde £171Fylde: £171Christchurch: £145Fylde: £172Christchurch: £146Fylde: £162Christchurch: £138

    £145£146£138Fylde is higher£171£172£162

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Christchurch £2.60, Fylde £3.11Fylde: £3.11Christchurch: £2.60Fylde: £3.12Christchurch: £2.62Fylde: £2.95Christchurch: £2.47

    £2.60£2.62£2.47Fylde is higher£3.11£3.12£2.95

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Christchurch £2.41, Fylde £2.26Fylde: £2.26Christchurch: £2.41Fylde: £2.27Christchurch: £2.42Fylde: £2.14Christchurch: £2.29

    £2.41£2.42£2.29Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count£2.26£2.27£2.14

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Christchurch £6.44, Fylde £6.87Fylde: £6.87Christchurch: £6.44Fylde: £6.90Christchurch: £6.47Fylde: £6.52Christchurch: £6.11

    £6.44£6.47£6.11Fylde is higher£6.87£6.90£6.52

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Christchurch 337.8, Fylde 275.8Fylde: 275.8Christchurch: 337.8

    337.8Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count275.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Christchurch 23.2, Fylde 22.8Fylde: 22.8Christchurch: 23.2

    23.2Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count22.8

  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, Fylde 43.3Fylde: 43.3Christchurch: 49.5

    49.5Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count43.3

  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, Fylde 66.6Fylde: 66.6Christchurch: 52.0

    52.0Fylde is higher66.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Christchurch 70.9, Fylde 85.2Fylde: 85.2Christchurch: 70.9

    70.9Fylde is higher85.2

  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, Fylde 12.1Fylde: 12.1Christchurch: 10.6

    10.6Fylde is higher12.1

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Christchurch and Fylde, per resident
MeasureChristchurchFyldeHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,764£5,789£5,467£5,015£5,036£4,757Christchurch
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,271£4,289£4,051£3,382£3,396£3,208Christchurch
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£833£837£790£907£911£860Fylde
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£3,940£3,957£3,737£3,080£3,094£2,922Christchurch
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£92£92£87£90£90£85Christchurch
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£233£234£221£206£207£196Christchurch
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.10£6.13£5.79£5.63£5.65£5.34Christchurch
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£358£359£339£430£432£408Fylde
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£105£106£100£134£134£127Fylde
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£49£49£47£56£57£53Fylde
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£634£636£601£674£677£640Fylde
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£190£191£181£155£156£147Christchurch
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£145£146£138£171£172£162Fylde
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.60£2.62£2.47£3.11£3.12£2.95Fylde
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.41£2.42£2.29£2.26£2.27£2.14Christchurch
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.44£6.47£6.11£6.87£6.90£6.52Fylde
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026337.8275.8Christchurch
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202623.222.8Christchurch
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202649.543.3Christchurch
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202652.066.6Fylde
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202670.985.2Fylde
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202610.612.1Fylde

Total

Christchurch is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Fylde 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 Fylde

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Christchurch £508.9m, Fylde £508.6mFylde: £508.6mChristchurch: £508.9mFylde: £510.7mChristchurch: £511.0mFylde: £482.4mChristchurch: £482.7m

    £508.9m£511.0m£482.7mChristchurch is higher£508.6m£510.7m£482.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Christchurch £377.1m, Fylde £343.0mFylde: £343.0mChristchurch: £377.1mFylde: £344.5mChristchurch: £378.7mFylde: £325.3mChristchurch: £357.7m

    £377.1m£378.7m£357.7mChristchurch is higher£343.0m£344.5m£325.3m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Christchurch £73.6m, Fylde £92.0mFylde: £92.0mChristchurch: £73.6mFylde: £92.4mChristchurch: £73.9mFylde: £87.2mChristchurch: £69.8m

    £73.6m£73.9m£69.8mFylde is higherDepends on how you count£92.0m£92.4m£87.2m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Christchurch £347.9m, Fylde £312.4mFylde: £312.4mChristchurch: £347.9mFylde: £313.8mChristchurch: £349.3mFylde: £296.4mChristchurch: £330.0m

    £347.9m£349.3m£330.0mChristchurch is higher£312.4m£313.8m£296.4m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Christchurch £8.1m, Fylde £9.1mFylde: £9.1mChristchurch: £8.1mFylde: £9.1mChristchurch: £8.1mFylde: £8.6mChristchurch: £7.7m

    £8.1m£8.1m£7.7mFylde is higherDepends on how you count£9.1m£9.1m£8.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Christchurch £20.6m, Fylde £20.9mFylde: £20.9mChristchurch: £20.6mFylde: £21.0mChristchurch: £20.7mFylde: £19.8mChristchurch: £19.5m

    £20.6m£20.7m£19.5mFylde is higherDepends on how you count£20.9m£21.0m£19.8m

  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, Fylde £0.57mFylde: £0.57mChristchurch: £0.54mFylde: £0.57mChristchurch: £0.54mFylde: £0.54mChristchurch: £0.51m

    £0.54m£0.54m£0.51mFylde is higherDepends on how you count£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Christchurch £31.6m, Fylde £43.6mFylde: £43.6mChristchurch: £31.6mFylde: £43.8mChristchurch: £31.7mFylde: £41.4mChristchurch: £29.9m

    £31.6m£31.7m£29.9mFylde is higher£43.6m£43.8m£41.4m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Christchurch £9.3m, Fylde £13.6mFylde: £13.6mChristchurch: £9.3mFylde: £13.6mChristchurch: £9.3mFylde: £12.9mChristchurch: £8.8m

    £9.3m£9.3m£8.8mFylde is higher£13.6m£13.6m£12.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Christchurch £4.3m, Fylde £5.7mFylde: £5.7mChristchurch: £4.3mFylde: £5.7mChristchurch: £4.4mFylde: £5.4mChristchurch: £4.1m

    £4.3m£4.4m£4.1mFylde is higher£5.7m£5.7m£5.4m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Christchurch £55.9m, Fylde £68.4mFylde: £68.4mChristchurch: £55.9mFylde: £68.7mChristchurch: £56.2mFylde: £64.9mChristchurch: £53.1m

    £55.9m£56.2m£53.1mFylde is higherDepends on how you count£68.4m£68.7m£64.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Christchurch £16.8m, Fylde £15.7mFylde: £15.7mChristchurch: £16.8mFylde: £15.8mChristchurch: £16.9mFylde: £14.9mChristchurch: £15.9m

    £16.8m£16.9m£15.9mChristchurch is higher£15.7m£15.8m£14.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Christchurch £12.8m, Fylde £17.3mFylde: £17.3mChristchurch: £12.8mFylde: £17.4mChristchurch: £12.9mFylde: £16.4mChristchurch: £12.2m

    £12.8m£12.9m£12.2mFylde is higher£17.3m£17.4m£16.4m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Christchurch £0.23m, Fylde £0.31mFylde: £0.31mChristchurch: £0.23mFylde: £0.32mChristchurch: £0.23mFylde: £0.30mChristchurch: £0.22m

    £0.23m£0.23m£0.22mFylde is higher£0.31m£0.32m£0.30m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Christchurch £0.21m, Fylde £0.23mFylde: £0.23mChristchurch: £0.21mFylde: £0.23mChristchurch: £0.21mFylde: £0.22mChristchurch: £0.20m

    £0.21m£0.21m£0.20mFylde is higherDepends on how you count£0.23m£0.23m£0.22m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Christchurch £0.57m, Fylde £0.70mFylde: £0.70mChristchurch: £0.57mFylde: £0.70mChristchurch: £0.57mFylde: £0.66mChristchurch: £0.54m

    £0.57m£0.57m£0.54mFylde is higher£0.70m£0.70m£0.66m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Christchurch 29,826, Fylde 27,969Fylde: 27,969Christchurch: 29,826

    29,826Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count27,969

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Christchurch 2,051, Fylde 2,313Fylde: 2,313Christchurch: 2,051

    2,051Fylde is higherDepends on how you count2,313

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Christchurch 4,373, Fylde 4,394Fylde: 4,394Christchurch: 4,373

    4,373Fylde is higherDepends on how you count4,394

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Christchurch 4,594, Fylde 6,750Fylde: 6,750Christchurch: 4,594

    4,594Fylde is higher6,750

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Christchurch 6,263, Fylde 8,638Fylde: 8,638Christchurch: 6,263

    6,263Fylde is higher8,638

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

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

    937Fylde is higher1,225

Show the numbers
Christchurch and Fylde, total
MeasureChristchurchFyldeHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£508.9m£511.0m£482.7m£508.6m£510.7m£482.4mChristchurch
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£377.1m£378.7m£357.7m£343.0m£344.5m£325.3mChristchurch
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£73.6m£73.9m£69.8m£92.0m£92.4m£87.2mFylde
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£347.9m£349.3m£330.0m£312.4m£313.8m£296.4mChristchurch
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.1m£8.1m£7.7m£9.1m£9.1m£8.6mFylde
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£20.6m£20.7m£19.5m£20.9m£21.0m£19.8mFylde
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m£0.57m£0.57m£0.54mFylde
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£31.6m£31.7m£29.9m£43.6m£43.8m£41.4mFylde
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.3m£9.3m£8.8m£13.6m£13.6m£12.9mFylde
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.3m£4.4m£4.1m£5.7m£5.7m£5.4mFylde
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£55.9m£56.2m£53.1m£68.4m£68.7m£64.9mFylde
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£16.8m£16.9m£15.9m£15.7m£15.8m£14.9mChristchurch
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£12.8m£12.9m£12.2m£17.3m£17.4m£16.4mFylde
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.23m£0.23m£0.22m£0.31m£0.32m£0.30mFylde
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.21m£0.21m£0.20m£0.23m£0.23m£0.22mFylde
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m£0.70m£0.70m£0.66mFylde
State Pensiontotal, March 202629,82627,969Christchurch
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,0512,313Fylde
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,3734,394Fylde
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,5946,750Fylde
Universal Credittotal, May 20266,2638,638Fylde
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20269371,225Fylde

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.
  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.
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