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Clacton and Great Yarmouth
Clacton is higher than Great Yarmouth on 15 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 17 of 22 per resident and 17 of 22 in total.
On 6 of 22 measures, which area is higher depends on whether you count per person or in total. Choose a way of counting below to see each one.
Per person in the age group
Clacton is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Great Yarmouth on 7. 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
Clacton Great Yarmouth
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6,882£6,911£6,528Clacton is higher£5,818£5,843£5,519
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£13,099£13,155£12,425Clacton is higher£12,778£12,832£12,121
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£3,211£3,225£3,046Clacton is higherDepends on how you count£3,034£3,047£2,878
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,583£11,632£10,987Clacton is higher£11,500£11,549£10,909
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£485£487£460Great Yarmouth is higherDepends on how you count£515£518£489
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£1,002£1,006£950Clacton is higher£728£731£690
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£30£30£29Great Yarmouth is higherDepends on how you count£34£35£33
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£671£674£637Clacton is higher£664£667£630
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£250£251£237Clacton is higher£173£173£164
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£228£229£216Clacton is higher£201£201£190
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2,480£2,490£2,352Clacton is higherDepends on how you count£2,431£2,441£2,306
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£283£285£269Clacton is higher£210£211£200
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£484£486£459Clacton is higher£384£386£365
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£7.28£7.32£6.91Great Yarmouth is higher£7.32£7.35£6.94
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£12£12£11Clacton is higher£11£11£10
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.48£6.51£6.15Great Yarmouth is higher£7.80£7.83£7.40
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,010.7Great Yarmouth is higherDepends on how you count1,022.4
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
118.4Great Yarmouth is higherDepends on how you count132.3
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
210.5Clacton is higher157.2
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
103.6Clacton is higher100.9
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
277.2Great Yarmouth is higher288.2
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
50.8Clacton is higher43.9
Show the numbers
| Measure | Clacton | Great Yarmouth | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6,882£6,911£6,528 | £5,818£5,843£5,519 | Clacton |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £13,099£13,155£12,425 | £12,778£12,832£12,121 | Clacton |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £3,211£3,225£3,046 | £3,034£3,047£2,878 | Clacton |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,583£11,632£10,987 | £11,500£11,549£10,909 | Clacton |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £485£487£460 | £515£518£489 | Great Yarmouth |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £1,002£1,006£950 | £728£731£690 | Clacton |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £30£30£29 | £34£35£33 | Great Yarmouth |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £671£674£637 | £664£667£630 | Clacton |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £250£251£237 | £173£173£164 | Clacton |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £228£229£216 | £201£201£190 | Clacton |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2,480£2,490£2,352 | £2,431£2,441£2,306 | Clacton |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £283£285£269 | £210£211£200 | Clacton |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £484£486£459 | £384£386£365 | Clacton |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £7.28£7.32£6.91 | £7.32£7.35£6.94 | Great Yarmouth |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £12£12£11 | £11£11£10 | Clacton |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.48£6.51£6.15 | £7.80£7.83£7.40 | Great Yarmouth |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,010.7 | 1,022.4 | Great Yarmouth |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 118.4 | 132.3 | Great Yarmouth |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 210.5 | 157.2 | Clacton |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 103.6 | 100.9 | Clacton |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 277.2 | 288.2 | Great Yarmouth |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 50.8 | 43.9 | Clacton |
Per resident
Clacton is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Great Yarmouth on 5. 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
Clacton Great Yarmouth
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6,882£6,911£6,528Clacton is higher£5,818£5,843£5,519
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,964£3,981£3,760Clacton is higher£3,001£3,013£2,846
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,706£1,713£1,618Great Yarmouth is higherDepends on how you count£1,763£1,770£1,672
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£3,505£3,520£3,325Clacton is higher£2,701£2,712£2,562
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£147£147£139Clacton is higherDepends on how you count£121£122£115
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£303£304£288Clacton is higher£171£172£162
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£9.16£9.20£8.69Clacton is higherDepends on how you count£8.08£8.11£7.66
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£671£674£637Clacton is higher£664£667£630
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£250£251£237Clacton is higher£173£173£164
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£121£122£115Clacton is higher£117£117£111
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£1,317£1,323£1,250Great Yarmouth is higherDepends on how you count£1,413£1,419£1,340
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£283£285£269Clacton is higher£210£211£200
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£257£258£244Clacton is higher£223£224£212
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£3.87£3.89£3.67Great Yarmouth is higher£4.26£4.28£4.04
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£6.39£6.42£6.06Clacton is higher£6.19£6.21£5.87
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.48£6.51£6.15Great Yarmouth is higher£7.80£7.83£7.40
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
305.8Clacton is higherDepends on how you count240.1
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
35.8Clacton is higherDepends on how you count31.1
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
63.7Clacton is higher36.9
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
103.6Clacton is higher100.9
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
147.3Great Yarmouth is higher167.5
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
27.0Clacton is higher25.5
Show the numbers
| Measure | Clacton | Great Yarmouth | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6,882£6,911£6,528 | £5,818£5,843£5,519 | Clacton |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,964£3,981£3,760 | £3,001£3,013£2,846 | Clacton |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,706£1,713£1,618 | £1,763£1,770£1,672 | Great Yarmouth |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £3,505£3,520£3,325 | £2,701£2,712£2,562 | Clacton |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £147£147£139 | £121£122£115 | Clacton |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £303£304£288 | £171£172£162 | Clacton |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £9.16£9.20£8.69 | £8.08£8.11£7.66 | Clacton |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £671£674£637 | £664£667£630 | Clacton |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £250£251£237 | £173£173£164 | Clacton |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £121£122£115 | £117£117£111 | Clacton |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £1,317£1,323£1,250 | £1,413£1,419£1,340 | Great Yarmouth |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £283£285£269 | £210£211£200 | Clacton |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £257£258£244 | £223£224£212 | Clacton |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £3.87£3.89£3.67 | £4.26£4.28£4.04 | Great Yarmouth |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £6.39£6.42£6.06 | £6.19£6.21£5.87 | Clacton |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.48£6.51£6.15 | £7.80£7.83£7.40 | Great Yarmouth |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 305.8 | 240.1 | Clacton |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 35.8 | 31.1 | Clacton |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 63.7 | 36.9 | Clacton |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 103.6 | 100.9 | Clacton |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 147.3 | 167.5 | Great Yarmouth |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 27.0 | 25.5 | Clacton |
Total
Clacton is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Great Yarmouth on 5. 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
Clacton Great Yarmouth
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£708.9m£711.9m£672.4mClacton is higher£584.9m£587.4m£554.8m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£408.4m£410.1m£387.3mClacton is higher£301.6m£302.9m£286.1m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£175.7m£176.5m£166.7mGreat Yarmouth is higherDepends on how you count£177.2m£178.0m£168.1m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£361.1m£362.6m£342.5mClacton is higher£271.5m£272.6m£257.5m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£15.1m£15.2m£14.3mClacton is higherDepends on how you count£12.2m£12.2m£11.5m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£31.2m£31.4m£29.6mClacton is higher£17.2m£17.3m£16.3m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.94m£0.95m£0.90mClacton is higherDepends on how you count£0.81m£0.82m£0.77m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£69.2m£69.5m£65.6mClacton is higher£66.7m£67.0m£63.3m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£25.8m£25.9m£24.5mClacton is higher£17.3m£17.4m£16.4m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£12.5m£12.5m£11.8mClacton is higher£11.7m£11.8m£11.1m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£135.7m£136.3m£128.7mGreat Yarmouth is higherDepends on how you count£142.0m£142.6m£134.7m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£29.2m£29.3m£27.7mClacton is higher£21.2m£21.2m£20.1m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£26.5m£26.6m£25.1mClacton is higher£22.5m£22.5m£21.3m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.40m£0.40m£0.38mGreat Yarmouth is higher£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.66m£0.66m£0.62mClacton is higher£0.62m£0.62m£0.59m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.67m£0.67m£0.63mGreat Yarmouth is higher£0.78m£0.79m£0.74m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
31,506Clacton is higherDepends on how you count24,135
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
3,692Clacton is higherDepends on how you count3,122
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
6,562Clacton is higher3,711
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
10,675Clacton is higher10,147
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
15,172Great Yarmouth is higher16,834
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,781Clacton is higher2,563
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| Measure | Clacton | Great Yarmouth | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £708.9m£711.9m£672.4m | £584.9m£587.4m£554.8m | Clacton |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £408.4m£410.1m£387.3m | £301.6m£302.9m£286.1m | Clacton |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £175.7m£176.5m£166.7m | £177.2m£178.0m£168.1m | Great Yarmouth |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £361.1m£362.6m£342.5m | £271.5m£272.6m£257.5m | Clacton |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £15.1m£15.2m£14.3m | £12.2m£12.2m£11.5m | Clacton |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £31.2m£31.4m£29.6m | £17.2m£17.3m£16.3m | Clacton |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.94m£0.95m£0.90m | £0.81m£0.82m£0.77m | Clacton |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £69.2m£69.5m£65.6m | £66.7m£67.0m£63.3m | Clacton |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £25.8m£25.9m£24.5m | £17.3m£17.4m£16.4m | Clacton |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £12.5m£12.5m£11.8m | £11.7m£11.8m£11.1m | Clacton |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £135.7m£136.3m£128.7m | £142.0m£142.6m£134.7m | Great Yarmouth |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £29.2m£29.3m£27.7m | £21.2m£21.2m£20.1m | Clacton |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £26.5m£26.6m£25.1m | £22.5m£22.5m£21.3m | Clacton |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.40m£0.40m£0.38m | £0.43m£0.43m£0.41m | Great Yarmouth |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.66m£0.66m£0.62m | £0.62m£0.62m£0.59m | Clacton |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.67m£0.67m£0.63m | £0.78m£0.79m£0.74m | Great Yarmouth |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 31,506 | 24,135 | Clacton |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 3,692 | 3,122 | Clacton |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 6,562 | 3,711 | Clacton |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 10,675 | 10,147 | Clacton |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 15,172 | 16,834 | Great Yarmouth |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,781 | 2,563 | Clacton |
Sources
Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.
- 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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