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Christchurch and Lewes

88,284 and 97,384 residents (mid-2024).

Christchurch is higher than Lewes on 5 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 9 of 22 per resident and 8 of 22 in total.

On 11 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 5 of 22 measures, and Lewes 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 Lewes

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Christchurch £5,764, Lewes £5,242Lewes: £5,242Christchurch: £5,764Lewes: £5,265Christchurch: £5,789Lewes: £4,973Christchurch: £5,467

    £5,764£5,789£5,467Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count£5,242£5,265£4,973

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Christchurch £12,615, Lewes £12,671Lewes: £12,671Christchurch: £12,615Lewes: £12,725Christchurch: £12,669Lewes: £12,019Christchurch: £11,966

    £12,615£12,669£11,966Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£12,671£12,725£12,019

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Christchurch £1,637, Lewes £1,897Lewes: £1,897Christchurch: £1,637Lewes: £1,905Christchurch: £1,644Lewes: £1,799Christchurch: £1,553

    £1,637£1,644£1,553Lewes is higher£1,897£1,905£1,799

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Christchurch £11,638, Lewes £11,679Lewes: £11,679Christchurch: £11,638Lewes: £11,729Christchurch: £11,687Lewes: £11,078Christchurch: £11,039

    £11,638£11,687£11,039Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£11,679£11,729£11,078

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Christchurch £270, Lewes £282Lewes: £282Christchurch: £270Lewes: £284Christchurch: £272Lewes: £268Christchurch: £256

    £270£272£256Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£282£284£268

  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, Lewes £691Lewes: £691Christchurch: £689Lewes: £694Christchurch: £692Lewes: £656Christchurch: £653

    £689£692£653Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£691£694£656

  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, Lewes £18Lewes: £18Christchurch: £18Lewes: £18Christchurch: £18Lewes: £17Christchurch: £17

    £18£18£17Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£18£18£17

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Christchurch £358, Lewes £369Lewes: £369Christchurch: £358Lewes: £370Christchurch: £359Lewes: £350Christchurch: £339

    £358£359£339Lewes is higher£369£370£350

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Christchurch £105, Lewes £149Lewes: £149Christchurch: £105Lewes: £150Christchurch: £106Lewes: £141Christchurch: £100

    £105£106£100Lewes is higher£149£150£141

  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, Lewes £95Lewes: £95Christchurch: £97Lewes: £95Christchurch: £97Lewes: £90Christchurch: £92

    £97£97£92Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count£95£95£90

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Christchurch £1,245, Lewes £1,509Lewes: £1,509Christchurch: £1,245Lewes: £1,516Christchurch: £1,251Lewes: £1,432Christchurch: £1,181

    £1,245£1,251£1,181Lewes is higher£1,509£1,516£1,432

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Christchurch £190, Lewes £198Lewes: £198Christchurch: £190Lewes: £198Christchurch: £191Lewes: £187Christchurch: £181

    £190£191£181Lewes is higher£198£198£187

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Christchurch £286, Lewes £280Lewes: £280Christchurch: £286Lewes: £281Christchurch: £287Lewes: £265Christchurch: £271

    £286£287£271Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count£280£281£265

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Christchurch £5.11, Lewes £6.25Lewes: £6.25Christchurch: £5.11Lewes: £6.28Christchurch: £5.13Lewes: £5.93Christchurch: £4.85

    £5.11£5.13£4.85Lewes is higher£6.25£6.28£5.93

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Christchurch £4.75, Lewes £6.46Lewes: £6.46Christchurch: £4.75Lewes: £6.49Christchurch: £4.77Lewes: £6.13Christchurch: £4.51

    £4.75£4.77£4.51Lewes is higher£6.46£6.49£6.13

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Christchurch £6.44, Lewes £6.79Lewes: £6.79Christchurch: £6.44Lewes: £6.82Christchurch: £6.47Lewes: £6.44Christchurch: £6.11

    £6.44£6.47£6.11Lewes is higher£6.79£6.82£6.44

  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, Lewes 1,004.7Lewes: 1,004.7Christchurch: 997.8

    997.8Lewes is higherDepends on how you count1,004.7

  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, Lewes 69.3Lewes: 69.3Christchurch: 68.6

    68.6Lewes is higherDepends on how you count69.3

  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: Christchurch 146.3, Lewes 138.9Lewes: 138.9Christchurch: 146.3

    146.3Christchurch is higher138.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Christchurch 52.0, Lewes 57.5Lewes: 57.5Christchurch: 52.0

    52.0Lewes is higher57.5

  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, Lewes 168.8Lewes: 168.8Christchurch: 139.4

    139.4Lewes is higher168.8

  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: Christchurch 20.9, Lewes 20.5Lewes: 20.5Christchurch: 20.9

    20.9Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count20.5

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Christchurch and Lewes, per person in the age group
MeasureChristchurchLewesHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,764£5,789£5,467£5,242£5,265£4,973Christchurch
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,615£12,669£11,966£12,671£12,725£12,019Lewes
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,637£1,644£1,553£1,897£1,905£1,799Lewes
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,638£11,687£11,039£11,679£11,729£11,078Lewes
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£270£272£256£282£284£268Lewes
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£689£692£653£691£694£656Lewes
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£18£18£17£18£18£17Lewes
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£358£359£339£369£370£350Lewes
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£105£106£100£149£150£141Lewes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£97£97£92£95£95£90Christchurch
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,245£1,251£1,181£1,509£1,516£1,432Lewes
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£190£191£181£198£198£187Lewes
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£286£287£271£280£281£265Christchurch
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.11£5.13£4.85£6.25£6.28£5.93Lewes
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.75£4.77£4.51£6.46£6.49£6.13Lewes
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.44£6.47£6.11£6.79£6.82£6.44Lewes
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026997.81,004.7Lewes
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202668.669.3Lewes
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026146.3138.9Christchurch
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202652.057.5Lewes
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026139.4168.8Lewes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202620.920.5Christchurch

Per resident

Christchurch is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Lewes on 13. 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 Lewes

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Christchurch £5,764, Lewes £5,242Lewes: £5,242Christchurch: £5,764Lewes: £5,265Christchurch: £5,789Lewes: £4,973Christchurch: £5,467

    £5,764£5,789£5,467Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count£5,242£5,265£4,973

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Christchurch £4,271, Lewes £3,464Lewes: £3,464Christchurch: £4,271Lewes: £3,479Christchurch: £4,289Lewes: £3,286Christchurch: £4,051

    £4,271£4,289£4,051Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count£3,464£3,479£3,286

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Christchurch £833, Lewes £1,056Lewes: £1,056Christchurch: £833Lewes: £1,060Christchurch: £837Lewes: £1,001Christchurch: £790

    £833£837£790Lewes is higher£1,056£1,060£1,001

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Christchurch £3,940, Lewes £3,193Lewes: £3,193Christchurch: £3,940Lewes: £3,207Christchurch: £3,957Lewes: £3,029Christchurch: £3,737

    £3,940£3,957£3,737Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count£3,193£3,207£3,029

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Christchurch £92, Lewes £77Lewes: £77Christchurch: £92Lewes: £78Christchurch: £92Lewes: £73Christchurch: £87

    £92£92£87Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count£77£78£73

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Christchurch £233, Lewes £189Lewes: £189Christchurch: £233Lewes: £190Christchurch: £234Lewes: £179Christchurch: £221

    £233£234£221Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count£189£190£179

  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, Lewes £4.94Lewes: £4.94Christchurch: £6.10Lewes: £4.97Christchurch: £6.13Lewes: £4.69Christchurch: £5.79

    £6.10£6.13£5.79Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count£4.94£4.97£4.69

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Christchurch £358, Lewes £369Lewes: £369Christchurch: £358Lewes: £370Christchurch: £359Lewes: £350Christchurch: £339

    £358£359£339Lewes is higher£369£370£350

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Christchurch £105, Lewes £149Lewes: £149Christchurch: £105Lewes: £150Christchurch: £106Lewes: £141Christchurch: £100

    £105£106£100Lewes is higher£149£150£141

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Christchurch £49, Lewes £53Lewes: £53Christchurch: £49Lewes: £53Christchurch: £49Lewes: £50Christchurch: £47

    £49£49£47Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£53£53£50

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Christchurch £634, Lewes £840Lewes: £840Christchurch: £634Lewes: £844Christchurch: £636Lewes: £797Christchurch: £601

    £634£636£601Lewes is higher£840£844£797

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Christchurch £190, Lewes £198Lewes: £198Christchurch: £190Lewes: £198Christchurch: £191Lewes: £187Christchurch: £181

    £190£191£181Lewes is higher£198£198£187

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Christchurch £145, Lewes £156Lewes: £156Christchurch: £145Lewes: £156Christchurch: £146Lewes: £148Christchurch: £138

    £145£146£138Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£156£156£148

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Christchurch £2.60, Lewes £3.48Lewes: £3.48Christchurch: £2.60Lewes: £3.49Christchurch: £2.62Lewes: £3.30Christchurch: £2.47

    £2.60£2.62£2.47Lewes is higher£3.48£3.49£3.30

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Christchurch £2.41, Lewes £3.59Lewes: £3.59Christchurch: £2.41Lewes: £3.61Christchurch: £2.42Lewes: £3.41Christchurch: £2.29

    £2.41£2.42£2.29Lewes is higher£3.59£3.61£3.41

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Christchurch £6.44, Lewes £6.79Lewes: £6.79Christchurch: £6.44Lewes: £6.82Christchurch: £6.47Lewes: £6.44Christchurch: £6.11

    £6.44£6.47£6.11Lewes is higher£6.79£6.82£6.44

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Christchurch 337.8, Lewes 274.7Lewes: 274.7Christchurch: 337.8

    337.8Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count274.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Christchurch 23.2, Lewes 18.9Lewes: 18.9Christchurch: 23.2

    23.2Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count18.9

  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, Lewes 38.0Lewes: 38.0Christchurch: 49.5

    49.5Christchurch is higher38.0

  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, Lewes 57.5Lewes: 57.5Christchurch: 52.0

    52.0Lewes is higher57.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Christchurch 70.9, Lewes 94.0Lewes: 94.0Christchurch: 70.9

    70.9Lewes is higher94.0

  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, Lewes 11.4Lewes: 11.4Christchurch: 10.6

    10.6Lewes is higherDepends on how you count11.4

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Christchurch and Lewes, per resident
MeasureChristchurchLewesHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,764£5,789£5,467£5,242£5,265£4,973Christchurch
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,271£4,289£4,051£3,464£3,479£3,286Christchurch
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£833£837£790£1,056£1,060£1,001Lewes
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£3,940£3,957£3,737£3,193£3,207£3,029Christchurch
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£92£92£87£77£78£73Christchurch
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£233£234£221£189£190£179Christchurch
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.10£6.13£5.79£4.94£4.97£4.69Christchurch
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£358£359£339£369£370£350Lewes
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£105£106£100£149£150£141Lewes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£49£49£47£53£53£50Lewes
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£634£636£601£840£844£797Lewes
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£190£191£181£198£198£187Lewes
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£145£146£138£156£156£148Lewes
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.60£2.62£2.47£3.48£3.49£3.30Lewes
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.41£2.42£2.29£3.59£3.61£3.41Lewes
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.44£6.47£6.11£6.79£6.82£6.44Lewes
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026337.8274.7Christchurch
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202623.218.9Christchurch
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202649.538.0Christchurch
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202652.057.5Lewes
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202670.994.0Lewes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202610.611.4Lewes

Total

Christchurch is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Lewes 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

Christchurch Lewes

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Christchurch £508.9m, Lewes £510.5mLewes: £510.5mChristchurch: £508.9mLewes: £512.7mChristchurch: £511.0mLewes: £484.3mChristchurch: £482.7m

    £508.9m£511.0m£482.7mLewes is higherDepends on how you count£510.5m£512.7m£484.3m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Christchurch £377.1m, Lewes £337.4mLewes: £337.4mChristchurch: £377.1mLewes: £338.8mChristchurch: £378.7mLewes: £320.0mChristchurch: £357.7m

    £377.1m£378.7m£357.7mChristchurch is higherDepends on how you count£337.4m£338.8m£320.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Christchurch £73.6m, Lewes £102.8mLewes: £102.8mChristchurch: £73.6mLewes: £103.2mChristchurch: £73.9mLewes: £97.5mChristchurch: £69.8m

    £73.6m£73.9m£69.8mLewes is higher£102.8m£103.2m£97.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Christchurch £347.9m, Lewes £311.0mLewes: £311.0mChristchurch: £347.9mLewes: £312.3mChristchurch: £349.3mLewes: £295.0mChristchurch: £330.0m

    £347.9m£349.3m£330.0mChristchurch is higherDepends on how you count£311.0m£312.3m£295.0m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Christchurch £8.1m, Lewes £7.5mLewes: £7.5mChristchurch: £8.1mLewes: £7.6mChristchurch: £8.1mLewes: £7.1mChristchurch: £7.7m

    £8.1m£8.1m£7.7mChristchurch is higherDepends on how you count£7.5m£7.6m£7.1m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Christchurch £20.6m, Lewes £18.4mLewes: £18.4mChristchurch: £20.6mLewes: £18.5mChristchurch: £20.7mLewes: £17.5mChristchurch: £19.5m

    £20.6m£20.7m£19.5mChristchurch is higherDepends on how you count£18.4m£18.5m£17.5m

  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, Lewes £0.48mLewes: £0.48mChristchurch: £0.54mLewes: £0.48mChristchurch: £0.54mLewes: £0.46mChristchurch: £0.51m

    £0.54m£0.54m£0.51mChristchurch is higherDepends on how you count£0.48m£0.48m£0.46m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Christchurch £31.6m, Lewes £35.9mLewes: £35.9mChristchurch: £31.6mLewes: £36.1mChristchurch: £31.7mLewes: £34.1mChristchurch: £29.9m

    £31.6m£31.7m£29.9mLewes is higher£35.9m£36.1m£34.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Christchurch £9.3m, Lewes £14.5mLewes: £14.5mChristchurch: £9.3mLewes: £14.6mChristchurch: £9.3mLewes: £13.8mChristchurch: £8.8m

    £9.3m£9.3m£8.8mLewes is higher£14.5m£14.6m£13.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Christchurch £4.3m, Lewes £5.1mLewes: £5.1mChristchurch: £4.3mLewes: £5.2mChristchurch: £4.4mLewes: £4.9mChristchurch: £4.1m

    £4.3m£4.4m£4.1mLewes is higherDepends on how you count£5.1m£5.2m£4.9m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Christchurch £55.9m, Lewes £81.8mLewes: £81.8mChristchurch: £55.9mLewes: £82.2mChristchurch: £56.2mLewes: £77.6mChristchurch: £53.1m

    £55.9m£56.2m£53.1mLewes is higher£81.8m£82.2m£77.6m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Christchurch £16.8m, Lewes £19.2mLewes: £19.2mChristchurch: £16.8mLewes: £19.3mChristchurch: £16.9mLewes: £18.2mChristchurch: £15.9m

    £16.8m£16.9m£15.9mLewes is higher£19.2m£19.3m£18.2m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Christchurch £12.8m, Lewes £15.2mLewes: £15.2mChristchurch: £12.8mLewes: £15.2mChristchurch: £12.9mLewes: £14.4mChristchurch: £12.2m

    £12.8m£12.9m£12.2mLewes is higherDepends on how you count£15.2m£15.2m£14.4m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Christchurch £0.23m, Lewes £0.34mLewes: £0.34mChristchurch: £0.23mLewes: £0.34mChristchurch: £0.23mLewes: £0.32mChristchurch: £0.22m

    £0.23m£0.23m£0.22mLewes is higher£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Christchurch £0.21m, Lewes £0.35mLewes: £0.35mChristchurch: £0.21mLewes: £0.35mChristchurch: £0.21mLewes: £0.33mChristchurch: £0.20m

    £0.21m£0.21m£0.20mLewes is higher£0.35m£0.35m£0.33m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Christchurch £0.57m, Lewes £0.66mLewes: £0.66mChristchurch: £0.57mLewes: £0.66mChristchurch: £0.57mLewes: £0.63mChristchurch: £0.54m

    £0.57m£0.57m£0.54mLewes is higher£0.66m£0.66m£0.63m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Christchurch 29,826, Lewes 26,750Lewes: 26,750Christchurch: 29,826

    29,826Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count26,750

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Christchurch 2,051, Lewes 1,844Lewes: 1,844Christchurch: 2,051

    2,051Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count1,844

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Christchurch 4,373, Lewes 3,699Lewes: 3,699Christchurch: 4,373

    4,373Christchurch is higher3,699

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Christchurch 4,594, Lewes 5,603Lewes: 5,603Christchurch: 4,594

    4,594Lewes is higher5,603

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Christchurch 6,263, Lewes 9,152Lewes: 9,152Christchurch: 6,263

    6,263Lewes is higher9,152

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Christchurch 937, Lewes 1,112Lewes: 1,112Christchurch: 937

    937Lewes is higherDepends on how you count1,112

Show the numbers
Christchurch and Lewes, total
MeasureChristchurchLewesHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£508.9m£511.0m£482.7m£510.5m£512.7m£484.3mLewes
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£377.1m£378.7m£357.7m£337.4m£338.8m£320.0mChristchurch
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£73.6m£73.9m£69.8m£102.8m£103.2m£97.5mLewes
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£347.9m£349.3m£330.0m£311.0m£312.3m£295.0mChristchurch
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.1m£8.1m£7.7m£7.5m£7.6m£7.1mChristchurch
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£20.6m£20.7m£19.5m£18.4m£18.5m£17.5mChristchurch
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m£0.48m£0.48m£0.46mChristchurch
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£31.6m£31.7m£29.9m£35.9m£36.1m£34.1mLewes
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.3m£9.3m£8.8m£14.5m£14.6m£13.8mLewes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.3m£4.4m£4.1m£5.1m£5.2m£4.9mLewes
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£55.9m£56.2m£53.1m£81.8m£82.2m£77.6mLewes
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£16.8m£16.9m£15.9m£19.2m£19.3m£18.2mLewes
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£12.8m£12.9m£12.2m£15.2m£15.2m£14.4mLewes
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.23m£0.23m£0.22m£0.34m£0.34m£0.32mLewes
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.21m£0.21m£0.20m£0.35m£0.35m£0.33mLewes
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m£0.66m£0.66m£0.63mLewes
State Pensiontotal, March 202629,82626,750Christchurch
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,0511,844Christchurch
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,3733,699Christchurch
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,5945,603Lewes
Universal Credittotal, May 20266,2639,152Lewes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20269371,112Lewes

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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