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Christchurch and Suffolk Coastal

88,284 and 95,308 residents (mid-2024).

Christchurch is higher than Suffolk Coastal on 14 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 12 of 22 per resident and 11 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 14 of 22 measures, and Suffolk Coastal on 8. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Christchurch Suffolk Coastal

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Christchurch £5,764, Suffolk Coastal £5,178Suffolk Coastal: £5,178Christchurch: £5,764Suffolk Coastal: £5,200Christchurch: £5,789Suffolk Coastal: £4,912Christchurch: £5,467

    £5,764£5,789£5,467Christchurch is higher£5,178£5,200£4,912

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Christchurch £12,615, Suffolk Coastal £12,294Suffolk Coastal: £12,294Christchurch: £12,615Suffolk Coastal: £12,346Christchurch: £12,669Suffolk Coastal: £11,661Christchurch: £11,966

    £12,615£12,669£11,966Christchurch is higher£12,294£12,346£11,661

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Christchurch £1,637, Suffolk Coastal £1,627Suffolk Coastal: £1,627Christchurch: £1,637Suffolk Coastal: £1,634Christchurch: £1,644Suffolk Coastal: £1,543Christchurch: £1,553

    £1,637£1,644£1,553Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count£1,627£1,634£1,543

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Christchurch £11,638, Suffolk Coastal £11,424Suffolk Coastal: £11,424Christchurch: £11,638Suffolk Coastal: £11,473Christchurch: £11,687Suffolk Coastal: £10,837Christchurch: £11,039

    £11,638£11,687£11,039Christchurch is higher£11,424£11,473£10,837

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Christchurch £270, Suffolk Coastal £243Suffolk Coastal: £243Christchurch: £270Suffolk Coastal: £244Christchurch: £272Suffolk Coastal: £230Christchurch: £256

    £270£272£256Christchurch is higher£243£244£230

  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, Suffolk Coastal £610Suffolk Coastal: £610Christchurch: £689Suffolk Coastal: £612Christchurch: £692Suffolk Coastal: £579Christchurch: £653

    £689£692£653Christchurch is higher£610£612£579

  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, Suffolk Coastal £16Suffolk Coastal: £16Christchurch: £18Suffolk Coastal: £17Christchurch: £18Suffolk Coastal: £16Christchurch: £17

    £18£18£17Christchurch is higher£16£17£16

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Christchurch £358, Suffolk Coastal £382Suffolk Coastal: £382Christchurch: £358Suffolk Coastal: £384Christchurch: £359Suffolk Coastal: £362Christchurch: £339

    £358£359£339Suffolk Coastal is higher£382£384£362

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Christchurch £105, Suffolk Coastal £93Suffolk Coastal: £93Christchurch: £105Suffolk Coastal: £94Christchurch: £106Suffolk Coastal: £89Christchurch: £100

    £105£106£100Christchurch is higher£93£94£89

  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, Suffolk Coastal £101Suffolk Coastal: £101Christchurch: £97Suffolk Coastal: £101Christchurch: £97Suffolk Coastal: £96Christchurch: £92

    £97£97£92Suffolk Coastal is higher£101£101£96

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Christchurch £1,245, Suffolk Coastal £1,256Suffolk Coastal: £1,256Christchurch: £1,245Suffolk Coastal: £1,262Christchurch: £1,251Suffolk Coastal: £1,192Christchurch: £1,181

    £1,245£1,251£1,181Suffolk Coastal is higher£1,256£1,262£1,192

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Christchurch £190, Suffolk Coastal £158Suffolk Coastal: £158Christchurch: £190Suffolk Coastal: £158Christchurch: £191Suffolk Coastal: £150Christchurch: £181

    £190£191£181Christchurch is higher£158£158£150

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Christchurch £286, Suffolk Coastal £259Suffolk Coastal: £259Christchurch: £286Suffolk Coastal: £260Christchurch: £287Suffolk Coastal: £246Christchurch: £271

    £286£287£271Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count£259£260£246

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Christchurch £5.11, Suffolk Coastal £4.85Suffolk Coastal: £4.85Christchurch: £5.11Suffolk Coastal: £4.87Christchurch: £5.13Suffolk Coastal: £4.60Christchurch: £4.85

    £5.11£5.13£4.85Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count£4.85£4.87£4.60

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Christchurch £4.75, Suffolk Coastal £5.72Suffolk Coastal: £5.72Christchurch: £4.75Suffolk Coastal: £5.75Christchurch: £4.77Suffolk Coastal: £5.43Christchurch: £4.51

    £4.75£4.77£4.51Suffolk Coastal is higher£5.72£5.75£5.43

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Christchurch £6.44, Suffolk Coastal £8.53Suffolk Coastal: £8.53Christchurch: £6.44Suffolk Coastal: £8.57Christchurch: £6.47Suffolk Coastal: £8.09Christchurch: £6.11

    £6.44£6.47£6.11Suffolk Coastal is higher£8.53£8.57£8.09

  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, Suffolk Coastal 1,003.5Suffolk Coastal: 1,003.5Christchurch: 997.8

    997.8Suffolk Coastal is higherDepends on how you count1,003.5

  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, Suffolk Coastal 62.3Suffolk Coastal: 62.3Christchurch: 68.6

    68.6Christchurch is higher62.3

  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, Suffolk Coastal 125.1Suffolk Coastal: 125.1Christchurch: 146.3

    146.3Christchurch is higher125.1

  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, Suffolk Coastal 56.6Suffolk Coastal: 56.6Christchurch: 52.0

    52.0Suffolk Coastal is higher56.6

  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, Suffolk Coastal 152.6Suffolk Coastal: 152.6Christchurch: 139.4

    139.4Suffolk Coastal is higher152.6

  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, Suffolk Coastal 20.7Suffolk Coastal: 20.7Christchurch: 20.9

    20.9Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count20.7

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Christchurch and Suffolk Coastal, per person in the age group
MeasureChristchurchSuffolk CoastalHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,764£5,789£5,467£5,178£5,200£4,912Christchurch
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,615£12,669£11,966£12,294£12,346£11,661Christchurch
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,637£1,644£1,553£1,627£1,634£1,543Christchurch
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,638£11,687£11,039£11,424£11,473£10,837Christchurch
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£270£272£256£243£244£230Christchurch
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£689£692£653£610£612£579Christchurch
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£18£18£17£16£17£16Christchurch
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£358£359£339£382£384£362Suffolk Coastal
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£105£106£100£93£94£89Christchurch
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£97£97£92£101£101£96Suffolk Coastal
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,245£1,251£1,181£1,256£1,262£1,192Suffolk Coastal
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£190£191£181£158£158£150Christchurch
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£286£287£271£259£260£246Christchurch
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.11£5.13£4.85£4.85£4.87£4.60Christchurch
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.75£4.77£4.51£5.72£5.75£5.43Suffolk Coastal
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.44£6.47£6.11£8.53£8.57£8.09Suffolk Coastal
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026997.81,003.5Suffolk Coastal
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202668.662.3Christchurch
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026146.3125.1Christchurch
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202652.056.6Suffolk Coastal
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026139.4152.6Suffolk Coastal
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202620.920.7Christchurch

Per resident

Christchurch is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Suffolk Coastal on 10. 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 Suffolk Coastal

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Christchurch £5,764, Suffolk Coastal £5,178Suffolk Coastal: £5,178Christchurch: £5,764Suffolk Coastal: £5,200Christchurch: £5,789Suffolk Coastal: £4,912Christchurch: £5,467

    £5,764£5,789£5,467Christchurch is higher£5,178£5,200£4,912

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Christchurch £4,271, Suffolk Coastal £3,652Suffolk Coastal: £3,652Christchurch: £4,271Suffolk Coastal: £3,668Christchurch: £4,289Suffolk Coastal: £3,464Christchurch: £4,051

    £4,271£4,289£4,051Christchurch is higher£3,652£3,668£3,464

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Christchurch £833, Suffolk Coastal £885Suffolk Coastal: £885Christchurch: £833Suffolk Coastal: £888Christchurch: £837Suffolk Coastal: £839Christchurch: £790

    £833£837£790Suffolk Coastal is higherDepends on how you count£885£888£839

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Christchurch £3,940, Suffolk Coastal £3,394Suffolk Coastal: £3,394Christchurch: £3,940Suffolk Coastal: £3,408Christchurch: £3,957Suffolk Coastal: £3,219Christchurch: £3,737

    £3,940£3,957£3,737Christchurch is higher£3,394£3,408£3,219

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Christchurch £92, Suffolk Coastal £72Suffolk Coastal: £72Christchurch: £92Suffolk Coastal: £72Christchurch: £92Suffolk Coastal: £68Christchurch: £87

    £92£92£87Christchurch is higher£72£72£68

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Christchurch £233, Suffolk Coastal £181Suffolk Coastal: £181Christchurch: £233Suffolk Coastal: £182Christchurch: £234Suffolk Coastal: £172Christchurch: £221

    £233£234£221Christchurch is higher£181£182£172

  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, Suffolk Coastal £4.88Suffolk Coastal: £4.88Christchurch: £6.10Suffolk Coastal: £4.90Christchurch: £6.13Suffolk Coastal: £4.63Christchurch: £5.79

    £6.10£6.13£5.79Christchurch is higher£4.88£4.90£4.63

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Christchurch £358, Suffolk Coastal £382Suffolk Coastal: £382Christchurch: £358Suffolk Coastal: £384Christchurch: £359Suffolk Coastal: £362Christchurch: £339

    £358£359£339Suffolk Coastal is higher£382£384£362

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Christchurch £105, Suffolk Coastal £93Suffolk Coastal: £93Christchurch: £105Suffolk Coastal: £94Christchurch: £106Suffolk Coastal: £89Christchurch: £100

    £105£106£100Christchurch is higher£93£94£89

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Christchurch £49, Suffolk Coastal £55Suffolk Coastal: £55Christchurch: £49Suffolk Coastal: £55Christchurch: £49Suffolk Coastal: £52Christchurch: £47

    £49£49£47Suffolk Coastal is higher£55£55£52

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Christchurch £634, Suffolk Coastal £683Suffolk Coastal: £683Christchurch: £634Suffolk Coastal: £686Christchurch: £636Suffolk Coastal: £648Christchurch: £601

    £634£636£601Suffolk Coastal is higher£683£686£648

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Christchurch £190, Suffolk Coastal £158Suffolk Coastal: £158Christchurch: £190Suffolk Coastal: £158Christchurch: £191Suffolk Coastal: £150Christchurch: £181

    £190£191£181Christchurch is higher£158£158£150

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Christchurch £145, Suffolk Coastal £141Suffolk Coastal: £141Christchurch: £145Suffolk Coastal: £142Christchurch: £146Suffolk Coastal: £134Christchurch: £138

    £145£146£138Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count£141£142£134

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Christchurch £2.60, Suffolk Coastal £2.64Suffolk Coastal: £2.64Christchurch: £2.60Suffolk Coastal: £2.65Christchurch: £2.62Suffolk Coastal: £2.50Christchurch: £2.47

    £2.60£2.62£2.47Suffolk Coastal is higherDepends on how you count£2.64£2.65£2.50

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Christchurch £2.41, Suffolk Coastal £3.11Suffolk Coastal: £3.11Christchurch: £2.41Suffolk Coastal: £3.12Christchurch: £2.42Suffolk Coastal: £2.95Christchurch: £2.29

    £2.41£2.42£2.29Suffolk Coastal is higher£3.11£3.12£2.95

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Christchurch £6.44, Suffolk Coastal £8.53Suffolk Coastal: £8.53Christchurch: £6.44Suffolk Coastal: £8.57Christchurch: £6.47Suffolk Coastal: £8.09Christchurch: £6.11

    £6.44£6.47£6.11Suffolk Coastal is higher£8.53£8.57£8.09

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Christchurch 337.8, Suffolk Coastal 298.1Suffolk Coastal: 298.1Christchurch: 337.8

    337.8Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count298.1

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Christchurch 23.2, Suffolk Coastal 18.5Suffolk Coastal: 18.5Christchurch: 23.2

    23.2Christchurch is higher18.5

  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, Suffolk Coastal 37.2Suffolk Coastal: 37.2Christchurch: 49.5

    49.5Christchurch is higher37.2

  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, Suffolk Coastal 56.6Suffolk Coastal: 56.6Christchurch: 52.0

    52.0Suffolk Coastal is higher56.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Christchurch 70.9, Suffolk Coastal 83.0Suffolk Coastal: 83.0Christchurch: 70.9

    70.9Suffolk Coastal is higher83.0

  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, Suffolk Coastal 11.2Suffolk Coastal: 11.2Christchurch: 10.6

    10.6Suffolk Coastal is higherDepends on how you count11.2

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Christchurch and Suffolk Coastal, per resident
MeasureChristchurchSuffolk CoastalHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,764£5,789£5,467£5,178£5,200£4,912Christchurch
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,271£4,289£4,051£3,652£3,668£3,464Christchurch
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£833£837£790£885£888£839Suffolk Coastal
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£3,940£3,957£3,737£3,394£3,408£3,219Christchurch
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£92£92£87£72£72£68Christchurch
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£233£234£221£181£182£172Christchurch
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.10£6.13£5.79£4.88£4.90£4.63Christchurch
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£358£359£339£382£384£362Suffolk Coastal
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£105£106£100£93£94£89Christchurch
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£49£49£47£55£55£52Suffolk Coastal
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£634£636£601£683£686£648Suffolk Coastal
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£190£191£181£158£158£150Christchurch
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£145£146£138£141£142£134Christchurch
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.60£2.62£2.47£2.64£2.65£2.50Suffolk Coastal
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.41£2.42£2.29£3.11£3.12£2.95Suffolk Coastal
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.44£6.47£6.11£8.53£8.57£8.09Suffolk Coastal
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026337.8298.1Christchurch
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202623.218.5Christchurch
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202649.537.2Christchurch
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202652.056.6Suffolk Coastal
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202670.983.0Suffolk Coastal
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202610.611.2Suffolk Coastal

Total

Christchurch is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Suffolk Coastal 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 Suffolk Coastal

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Christchurch £508.9m, Suffolk Coastal £493.5mSuffolk Coastal: £493.5mChristchurch: £508.9mSuffolk Coastal: £495.6mChristchurch: £511.0mSuffolk Coastal: £468.1mChristchurch: £482.7m

    £508.9m£511.0m£482.7mChristchurch is higher£493.5m£495.6m£468.1m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Christchurch £377.1m, Suffolk Coastal £348.1mSuffolk Coastal: £348.1mChristchurch: £377.1mSuffolk Coastal: £349.6mChristchurch: £378.7mSuffolk Coastal: £330.2mChristchurch: £357.7m

    £377.1m£378.7m£357.7mChristchurch is higher£348.1m£349.6m£330.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Christchurch £73.6m, Suffolk Coastal £84.3mSuffolk Coastal: £84.3mChristchurch: £73.6mSuffolk Coastal: £84.7mChristchurch: £73.9mSuffolk Coastal: £80.0mChristchurch: £69.8m

    £73.6m£73.9m£69.8mSuffolk Coastal is higherDepends on how you count£84.3m£84.7m£80.0m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Christchurch £347.9m, Suffolk Coastal £323.5mSuffolk Coastal: £323.5mChristchurch: £347.9mSuffolk Coastal: £324.9mChristchurch: £349.3mSuffolk Coastal: £306.8mChristchurch: £330.0m

    £347.9m£349.3m£330.0mChristchurch is higher£323.5m£324.9m£306.8m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Christchurch £8.1m, Suffolk Coastal £6.9mSuffolk Coastal: £6.9mChristchurch: £8.1mSuffolk Coastal: £6.9mChristchurch: £8.1mSuffolk Coastal: £6.5mChristchurch: £7.7m

    £8.1m£8.1m£7.7mChristchurch is higher£6.9m£6.9m£6.5m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Christchurch £20.6m, Suffolk Coastal £17.3mSuffolk Coastal: £17.3mChristchurch: £20.6mSuffolk Coastal: £17.3mChristchurch: £20.7mSuffolk Coastal: £16.4mChristchurch: £19.5m

    £20.6m£20.7m£19.5mChristchurch is higher£17.3m£17.3m£16.4m

  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, Suffolk Coastal £0.47mSuffolk Coastal: £0.47mChristchurch: £0.54mSuffolk Coastal: £0.47mChristchurch: £0.54mSuffolk Coastal: £0.44mChristchurch: £0.51m

    £0.54m£0.54m£0.51mChristchurch is higher£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Christchurch £31.6m, Suffolk Coastal £36.4mSuffolk Coastal: £36.4mChristchurch: £31.6mSuffolk Coastal: £36.6mChristchurch: £31.7mSuffolk Coastal: £34.5mChristchurch: £29.9m

    £31.6m£31.7m£29.9mSuffolk Coastal is higher£36.4m£36.6m£34.5m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Christchurch £9.3m, Suffolk Coastal £8.9mSuffolk Coastal: £8.9mChristchurch: £9.3mSuffolk Coastal: £8.9mChristchurch: £9.3mSuffolk Coastal: £8.4mChristchurch: £8.8m

    £9.3m£9.3m£8.8mChristchurch is higher£8.9m£8.9m£8.4m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Christchurch £4.3m, Suffolk Coastal £5.2mSuffolk Coastal: £5.2mChristchurch: £4.3mSuffolk Coastal: £5.2mChristchurch: £4.4mSuffolk Coastal: £5.0mChristchurch: £4.1m

    £4.3m£4.4m£4.1mSuffolk Coastal is higher£5.2m£5.2m£5.0m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Christchurch £55.9m, Suffolk Coastal £65.1mSuffolk Coastal: £65.1mChristchurch: £55.9mSuffolk Coastal: £65.4mChristchurch: £56.2mSuffolk Coastal: £61.8mChristchurch: £53.1m

    £55.9m£56.2m£53.1mSuffolk Coastal is higher£65.1m£65.4m£61.8m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Christchurch £16.8m, Suffolk Coastal £15.0mSuffolk Coastal: £15.0mChristchurch: £16.8mSuffolk Coastal: £15.1mChristchurch: £16.9mSuffolk Coastal: £14.2mChristchurch: £15.9m

    £16.8m£16.9m£15.9mChristchurch is higher£15.0m£15.1m£14.2m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Christchurch £12.8m, Suffolk Coastal £13.4mSuffolk Coastal: £13.4mChristchurch: £12.8mSuffolk Coastal: £13.5mChristchurch: £12.9mSuffolk Coastal: £12.7mChristchurch: £12.2m

    £12.8m£12.9m£12.2mSuffolk Coastal is higherDepends on how you count£13.4m£13.5m£12.7m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Christchurch £0.23m, Suffolk Coastal £0.25mSuffolk Coastal: £0.25mChristchurch: £0.23mSuffolk Coastal: £0.25mChristchurch: £0.23mSuffolk Coastal: £0.24mChristchurch: £0.22m

    £0.23m£0.23m£0.22mSuffolk Coastal is higherDepends on how you count£0.25m£0.25m£0.24m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Christchurch £0.21m, Suffolk Coastal £0.30mSuffolk Coastal: £0.30mChristchurch: £0.21mSuffolk Coastal: £0.30mChristchurch: £0.21mSuffolk Coastal: £0.28mChristchurch: £0.20m

    £0.21m£0.21m£0.20mSuffolk Coastal is higher£0.30m£0.30m£0.28m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Christchurch £0.57m, Suffolk Coastal £0.81mSuffolk Coastal: £0.81mChristchurch: £0.57mSuffolk Coastal: £0.82mChristchurch: £0.57mSuffolk Coastal: £0.77mChristchurch: £0.54m

    £0.57m£0.57m£0.54mSuffolk Coastal is higher£0.81m£0.82m£0.77m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Christchurch 29,826, Suffolk Coastal 28,412Suffolk Coastal: 28,412Christchurch: 29,826

    29,826Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count28,412

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Christchurch 2,051, Suffolk Coastal 1,764Suffolk Coastal: 1,764Christchurch: 2,051

    2,051Christchurch is higher1,764

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Christchurch 4,373, Suffolk Coastal 3,543Suffolk Coastal: 3,543Christchurch: 4,373

    4,373Christchurch is higher3,543

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Christchurch 4,594, Suffolk Coastal 5,398Suffolk Coastal: 5,398Christchurch: 4,594

    4,594Suffolk Coastal is higher5,398

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Christchurch 6,263, Suffolk Coastal 7,906Suffolk Coastal: 7,906Christchurch: 6,263

    6,263Suffolk Coastal is higher7,906

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Christchurch 937, Suffolk Coastal 1,070Suffolk Coastal: 1,070Christchurch: 937

    937Suffolk Coastal is higherDepends on how you count1,070

Show the numbers
Christchurch and Suffolk Coastal, total
MeasureChristchurchSuffolk CoastalHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£508.9m£511.0m£482.7m£493.5m£495.6m£468.1mChristchurch
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£377.1m£378.7m£357.7m£348.1m£349.6m£330.2mChristchurch
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£73.6m£73.9m£69.8m£84.3m£84.7m£80.0mSuffolk Coastal
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£347.9m£349.3m£330.0m£323.5m£324.9m£306.8mChristchurch
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.1m£8.1m£7.7m£6.9m£6.9m£6.5mChristchurch
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£20.6m£20.7m£19.5m£17.3m£17.3m£16.4mChristchurch
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m£0.47m£0.47m£0.44mChristchurch
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£31.6m£31.7m£29.9m£36.4m£36.6m£34.5mSuffolk Coastal
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.3m£9.3m£8.8m£8.9m£8.9m£8.4mChristchurch
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.3m£4.4m£4.1m£5.2m£5.2m£5.0mSuffolk Coastal
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£55.9m£56.2m£53.1m£65.1m£65.4m£61.8mSuffolk Coastal
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£16.8m£16.9m£15.9m£15.0m£15.1m£14.2mChristchurch
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£12.8m£12.9m£12.2m£13.4m£13.5m£12.7mSuffolk Coastal
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.23m£0.23m£0.22m£0.25m£0.25m£0.24mSuffolk Coastal
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.21m£0.21m£0.20m£0.30m£0.30m£0.28mSuffolk Coastal
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m£0.81m£0.82m£0.77mSuffolk Coastal
State Pensiontotal, March 202629,82628,412Christchurch
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,0511,764Christchurch
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,3733,543Christchurch
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,5945,398Suffolk Coastal
Universal Credittotal, May 20266,2637,906Suffolk Coastal
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20269371,070Suffolk Coastal

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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