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East Thanet and Birkenhead

106,234 and 109,787 residents (mid-2024).

East Thanet is higher than Birkenhead on 7 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 10 of 22 per resident and 8 of 22 in total.

On 7 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

East Thanet is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Birkenhead 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

East Thanet Birkenhead

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: East Thanet £5,949, Birkenhead £5,956Birkenhead: £5,956East Thanet: £5,949Birkenhead: £5,981East Thanet: £5,974Birkenhead: £5,649East Thanet: £5,643

    £5,949£5,974£5,643Birkenhead is higher£5,956£5,981£5,649

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: East Thanet £13,160, Birkenhead £13,118Birkenhead: £13,118East Thanet: £13,160Birkenhead: £13,174East Thanet: £13,216Birkenhead: £12,443East Thanet: £12,483

    £13,160£13,216£12,483East Thanet is higher£13,118£13,174£12,443

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: East Thanet £3,463, Birkenhead £3,439Birkenhead: £3,439East Thanet: £3,463Birkenhead: £3,454East Thanet: £3,478Birkenhead: £3,262East Thanet: £3,285

    £3,463£3,478£3,285East Thanet is higherDepends on how you count£3,439£3,454£3,262

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: East Thanet £11,592, Birkenhead £11,376Birkenhead: £11,376East Thanet: £11,592Birkenhead: £11,425East Thanet: £11,641Birkenhead: £10,791East Thanet: £10,996

    £11,592£11,641£10,996East Thanet is higher£11,376£11,425£10,791

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: East Thanet £655, Birkenhead £754Birkenhead: £754East Thanet: £655Birkenhead: £757East Thanet: £658Birkenhead: £715East Thanet: £621

    £655£658£621Birkenhead is higherDepends on how you count£754£757£715

  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: East Thanet £875, Birkenhead £944Birkenhead: £944East Thanet: £875Birkenhead: £948East Thanet: £879Birkenhead: £896East Thanet: £830

    £875£879£830Birkenhead is higherDepends on how you count£944£948£896

  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: East Thanet £37, Birkenhead £44Birkenhead: £44East Thanet: £37Birkenhead: £44East Thanet: £37Birkenhead: £41East Thanet: £35

    £37£37£35Birkenhead is higherDepends on how you count£44£44£41

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: East Thanet £651, Birkenhead £863Birkenhead: £863East Thanet: £651Birkenhead: £867East Thanet: £654Birkenhead: £819East Thanet: £617

    £651£654£617Birkenhead is higher£863£867£819

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: East Thanet £210, Birkenhead £251Birkenhead: £251East Thanet: £210Birkenhead: £252East Thanet: £210Birkenhead: £238East Thanet: £199

    £210£210£199Birkenhead is higher£251£252£238

  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: East Thanet £198, Birkenhead £207Birkenhead: £207East Thanet: £198Birkenhead: £208East Thanet: £199Birkenhead: £196East Thanet: £188

    £198£199£188Birkenhead is higher£207£208£196

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: East Thanet £2,859, Birkenhead £2,579Birkenhead: £2,579East Thanet: £2,859Birkenhead: £2,590East Thanet: £2,871Birkenhead: £2,446East Thanet: £2,712

    £2,859£2,871£2,712East Thanet is higher£2,579£2,590£2,446

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: East Thanet £274, Birkenhead £410Birkenhead: £410East Thanet: £274Birkenhead: £411East Thanet: £275Birkenhead: £388East Thanet: £260

    £274£275£260Birkenhead is higher£410£411£388

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: East Thanet £386, Birkenhead £628Birkenhead: £628East Thanet: £386Birkenhead: £630East Thanet: £388Birkenhead: £595East Thanet: £366

    £386£388£366Birkenhead is higher£628£630£595

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: East Thanet £10, Birkenhead £8.35Birkenhead: £8.35East Thanet: £10Birkenhead: £8.39East Thanet: £10Birkenhead: £7.92East Thanet: £9.80

    £10£10£9.80East Thanet is higher£8.35£8.39£7.92

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: East Thanet £9.34, Birkenhead £17Birkenhead: £17East Thanet: £9.34Birkenhead: £17East Thanet: £9.38Birkenhead: £16East Thanet: £8.86

    £9.34£9.38£8.86Birkenhead is higher£17£17£16

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: East Thanet £5.46, Birkenhead £7.39Birkenhead: £7.39East Thanet: £5.46Birkenhead: £7.42East Thanet: £5.48Birkenhead: £7.01East Thanet: £5.18

    £5.46£5.48£5.18Birkenhead is higher£7.39£7.42£7.01

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: East Thanet 1,030.5, Birkenhead 1,013.8Birkenhead: 1,013.8East Thanet: 1,030.5

    1,030.5East Thanet is higher1,013.8

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: East Thanet 149.9, Birkenhead 179.1Birkenhead: 179.1East Thanet: 149.9

    149.9Birkenhead is higherDepends on how you count179.1

  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: East Thanet 183.9, Birkenhead 192.6Birkenhead: 192.6East Thanet: 183.9

    183.9Birkenhead is higherDepends on how you count192.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: East Thanet 99.3, Birkenhead 127.9Birkenhead: 127.9East Thanet: 99.3

    99.3Birkenhead is higher127.9

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: East Thanet 298.6, Birkenhead 294.6Birkenhead: 294.6East Thanet: 298.6

    298.6East Thanet is higherDepends on how you count294.6

  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: East Thanet 43.4, Birkenhead 45.0Birkenhead: 45.0East Thanet: 43.4

    43.4Birkenhead is higher45.0

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East Thanet and Birkenhead, per person in the age group
MeasureEast ThanetBirkenheadHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,949£5,974£5,643£5,956£5,981£5,649Birkenhead
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,160£13,216£12,483£13,118£13,174£12,443East Thanet
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3,463£3,478£3,285£3,439£3,454£3,262East Thanet
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,592£11,641£10,996£11,376£11,425£10,791East Thanet
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£655£658£621£754£757£715Birkenhead
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£875£879£830£944£948£896Birkenhead
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£37£37£35£44£44£41Birkenhead
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£651£654£617£863£867£819Birkenhead
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£210£210£199£251£252£238Birkenhead
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£198£199£188£207£208£196Birkenhead
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,859£2,871£2,712£2,579£2,590£2,446East Thanet
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£274£275£260£410£411£388Birkenhead
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£386£388£366£628£630£595Birkenhead
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£10£10£9.80£8.35£8.39£7.92East Thanet
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.34£9.38£8.86£17£17£16Birkenhead
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.46£5.48£5.18£7.39£7.42£7.01Birkenhead
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,030.51,013.8East Thanet
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026149.9179.1Birkenhead
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026183.9192.6Birkenhead
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202699.3127.9Birkenhead
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026298.6294.6East Thanet
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202643.445.0Birkenhead

Per resident

East Thanet is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Birkenhead on 12. 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

East Thanet Birkenhead

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: East Thanet £5,949, Birkenhead £5,956Birkenhead: £5,956East Thanet: £5,949Birkenhead: £5,981East Thanet: £5,974Birkenhead: £5,649East Thanet: £5,643

    £5,949£5,974£5,643Birkenhead is higher£5,956£5,981£5,649

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: East Thanet £2,756, Birkenhead £2,269Birkenhead: £2,269East Thanet: £2,756Birkenhead: £2,279East Thanet: £2,767Birkenhead: £2,152East Thanet: £2,614

    £2,756£2,767£2,614East Thanet is higher£2,269£2,279£2,152

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: East Thanet £2,054, Birkenhead £2,155Birkenhead: £2,155East Thanet: £2,054Birkenhead: £2,164East Thanet: £2,062Birkenhead: £2,044East Thanet: £1,948

    £2,054£2,062£1,948Birkenhead is higherDepends on how you count£2,155£2,164£2,044

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: East Thanet £2,427, Birkenhead £1,968Birkenhead: £1,968East Thanet: £2,427Birkenhead: £1,976East Thanet: £2,438Birkenhead: £1,867East Thanet: £2,303

    £2,427£2,438£2,303East Thanet is higher£1,968£1,976£1,867

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: East Thanet £137, Birkenhead £130Birkenhead: £130East Thanet: £137Birkenhead: £131East Thanet: £138Birkenhead: £124East Thanet: £130

    £137£138£130East Thanet is higherDepends on how you count£130£131£124

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: East Thanet £183, Birkenhead £163Birkenhead: £163East Thanet: £183Birkenhead: £164East Thanet: £184Birkenhead: £155East Thanet: £174

    £183£184£174East Thanet is higherDepends on how you count£163£164£155

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: East Thanet £7.81, Birkenhead £7.56Birkenhead: £7.56East Thanet: £7.81Birkenhead: £7.59East Thanet: £7.85Birkenhead: £7.17East Thanet: £7.41

    £7.81£7.85£7.41East Thanet is higherDepends on how you count£7.56£7.59£7.17

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: East Thanet £651, Birkenhead £863Birkenhead: £863East Thanet: £651Birkenhead: £867East Thanet: £654Birkenhead: £819East Thanet: £617

    £651£654£617Birkenhead is higher£863£867£819

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: East Thanet £210, Birkenhead £251Birkenhead: £251East Thanet: £210Birkenhead: £252East Thanet: £210Birkenhead: £238East Thanet: £199

    £210£210£199Birkenhead is higher£251£252£238

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: East Thanet £118, Birkenhead £130Birkenhead: £130East Thanet: £118Birkenhead: £130East Thanet: £118Birkenhead: £123East Thanet: £112

    £118£118£112Birkenhead is higher£130£130£123

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: East Thanet £1,695, Birkenhead £1,616Birkenhead: £1,616East Thanet: £1,695Birkenhead: £1,623East Thanet: £1,702Birkenhead: £1,533East Thanet: £1,608

    £1,695£1,702£1,608East Thanet is higher£1,616£1,623£1,533

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: East Thanet £274, Birkenhead £410Birkenhead: £410East Thanet: £274Birkenhead: £411East Thanet: £275Birkenhead: £388East Thanet: £260

    £274£275£260Birkenhead is higher£410£411£388

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: East Thanet £229, Birkenhead £393Birkenhead: £393East Thanet: £229Birkenhead: £395East Thanet: £230Birkenhead: £373East Thanet: £217

    £229£230£217Birkenhead is higher£393£395£373

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: East Thanet £6.13, Birkenhead £5.23Birkenhead: £5.23East Thanet: £6.13Birkenhead: £5.25East Thanet: £6.15Birkenhead: £4.96East Thanet: £5.81

    £6.13£6.15£5.81East Thanet is higher£5.23£5.25£4.96

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: East Thanet £5.55, Birkenhead £11Birkenhead: £11East Thanet: £5.55Birkenhead: £11East Thanet: £5.57Birkenhead: £10East Thanet: £5.26

    £5.55£5.57£5.26Birkenhead is higher£11£11£10

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: East Thanet £5.46, Birkenhead £7.39Birkenhead: £7.39East Thanet: £5.46Birkenhead: £7.42East Thanet: £5.48Birkenhead: £7.01East Thanet: £5.18

    £5.46£5.48£5.18Birkenhead is higher£7.39£7.42£7.01

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: East Thanet 215.8, Birkenhead 175.4Birkenhead: 175.4East Thanet: 215.8

    215.8East Thanet is higher175.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: East Thanet 31.4, Birkenhead 31.0Birkenhead: 31.0East Thanet: 31.4

    31.4East Thanet is higherDepends on how you count31.0

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: East Thanet 38.5, Birkenhead 33.3Birkenhead: 33.3East Thanet: 38.5

    38.5East Thanet is higherDepends on how you count33.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: East Thanet 99.3, Birkenhead 127.9Birkenhead: 127.9East Thanet: 99.3

    99.3Birkenhead is higher127.9

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: East Thanet 177.0, Birkenhead 184.6Birkenhead: 184.6East Thanet: 177.0

    177.0Birkenhead is higherDepends on how you count184.6

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: East Thanet 25.7, Birkenhead 28.2Birkenhead: 28.2East Thanet: 25.7

    25.7Birkenhead is higher28.2

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East Thanet and Birkenhead, per resident
MeasureEast ThanetBirkenheadHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,949£5,974£5,643£5,956£5,981£5,649Birkenhead
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,756£2,767£2,614£2,269£2,279£2,152East Thanet
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,054£2,062£1,948£2,155£2,164£2,044Birkenhead
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,427£2,438£2,303£1,968£1,976£1,867East Thanet
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£137£138£130£130£131£124East Thanet
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£183£184£174£163£164£155East Thanet
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£7.81£7.85£7.41£7.56£7.59£7.17East Thanet
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£651£654£617£863£867£819Birkenhead
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£210£210£199£251£252£238Birkenhead
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£118£118£112£130£130£123Birkenhead
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,695£1,702£1,608£1,616£1,623£1,533East Thanet
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£274£275£260£410£411£388Birkenhead
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£229£230£217£393£395£373Birkenhead
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.13£6.15£5.81£5.23£5.25£4.96East Thanet
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.55£5.57£5.26£11£11£10Birkenhead
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.46£5.48£5.18£7.39£7.42£7.01Birkenhead
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026215.8175.4East Thanet
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202631.431.0East Thanet
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202638.533.3East Thanet
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202699.3127.9Birkenhead
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026177.0184.6Birkenhead
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202625.728.2Birkenhead

Total

East Thanet is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Birkenhead 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

East Thanet Birkenhead

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: East Thanet £632.0m, Birkenhead £653.9mBirkenhead: £653.9mEast Thanet: £632.0mBirkenhead: £656.6mEast Thanet: £634.7mBirkenhead: £620.2mEast Thanet: £599.5m

    £632.0m£634.7m£599.5mBirkenhead is higher£653.9m£656.6m£620.2m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: East Thanet £292.8m, Birkenhead £249.1mBirkenhead: £249.1mEast Thanet: £292.8mBirkenhead: £250.2mEast Thanet: £294.0mBirkenhead: £236.3mEast Thanet: £277.7m

    £292.8m£294.0m£277.7mEast Thanet is higher£249.1m£250.2m£236.3m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: East Thanet £218.2m, Birkenhead £236.6mBirkenhead: £236.6mEast Thanet: £218.2mBirkenhead: £237.6mEast Thanet: £219.1mBirkenhead: £224.4mEast Thanet: £206.9m

    £218.2m£219.1m£206.9mBirkenhead is higherDepends on how you count£236.6m£237.6m£224.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: East Thanet £257.9m, Birkenhead £216.0mBirkenhead: £216.0mEast Thanet: £257.9mBirkenhead: £217.0mEast Thanet: £259.0mBirkenhead: £204.9mEast Thanet: £244.6m

    £257.9m£259.0m£244.6mEast Thanet is higher£216.0m£217.0m£204.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: East Thanet £14.6m, Birkenhead £14.3mBirkenhead: £14.3mEast Thanet: £14.6mBirkenhead: £14.4mEast Thanet: £14.6mBirkenhead: £13.6mEast Thanet: £13.8m

    £14.6m£14.6m£13.8mEast Thanet is higherDepends on how you count£14.3m£14.4m£13.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: East Thanet £19.5m, Birkenhead £17.9mBirkenhead: £17.9mEast Thanet: £19.5mBirkenhead: £18.0mEast Thanet: £19.6mBirkenhead: £17.0mEast Thanet: £18.5m

    £19.5m£19.6m£18.5mEast Thanet is higherDepends on how you count£17.9m£18.0m£17.0m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: East Thanet £0.83m, Birkenhead £0.83mBirkenhead: £0.83mEast Thanet: £0.83mBirkenhead: £0.83mEast Thanet: £0.83mBirkenhead: £0.79mEast Thanet: £0.79m

    £0.83m£0.83m£0.79mBirkenhead is higherDepends on how you count£0.83m£0.83m£0.79m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: East Thanet £69.1m, Birkenhead £94.8mBirkenhead: £94.8mEast Thanet: £69.1mBirkenhead: £95.2mEast Thanet: £69.4mBirkenhead: £89.9mEast Thanet: £65.6m

    £69.1m£69.4m£65.6mBirkenhead is higher£94.8m£95.2m£89.9m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: East Thanet £22.3m, Birkenhead £27.6mBirkenhead: £27.6mEast Thanet: £22.3mBirkenhead: £27.7mEast Thanet: £22.4mBirkenhead: £26.1mEast Thanet: £21.1m

    £22.3m£22.4m£21.1mBirkenhead is higher£27.6m£27.7m£26.1m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: East Thanet £12.5m, Birkenhead £14.2mBirkenhead: £14.2mEast Thanet: £12.5mBirkenhead: £14.3mEast Thanet: £12.6mBirkenhead: £13.5mEast Thanet: £11.9m

    £12.5m£12.6m£11.9mBirkenhead is higher£14.2m£14.3m£13.5m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: East Thanet £180.1m, Birkenhead £177.5mBirkenhead: £177.5mEast Thanet: £180.1mBirkenhead: £178.2mEast Thanet: £180.8mBirkenhead: £168.3mEast Thanet: £170.8m

    £180.1m£180.8m£170.8mEast Thanet is higher£177.5m£178.2m£168.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: East Thanet £29.1m, Birkenhead £45.0mBirkenhead: £45.0mEast Thanet: £29.1mBirkenhead: £45.2mEast Thanet: £29.2mBirkenhead: £42.7mEast Thanet: £27.6m

    £29.1m£29.2m£27.6mBirkenhead is higher£45.0m£45.2m£42.7m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: East Thanet £24.3m, Birkenhead £43.2mBirkenhead: £43.2mEast Thanet: £24.3mBirkenhead: £43.4mEast Thanet: £24.4mBirkenhead: £41.0mEast Thanet: £23.1m

    £24.3m£24.4m£23.1mBirkenhead is higher£43.2m£43.4m£41.0m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: East Thanet £0.65m, Birkenhead £0.57mBirkenhead: £0.57mEast Thanet: £0.65mBirkenhead: £0.58mEast Thanet: £0.65mBirkenhead: £0.54mEast Thanet: £0.62m

    £0.65m£0.65m£0.62mEast Thanet is higher£0.57m£0.58m£0.54m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: East Thanet £0.59m, Birkenhead £1.2mBirkenhead: £1.2mEast Thanet: £0.59mBirkenhead: £1.2mEast Thanet: £0.59mBirkenhead: £1.1mEast Thanet: £0.56m

    £0.59m£0.59m£0.56mBirkenhead is higher£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: East Thanet £0.58m, Birkenhead £0.81mBirkenhead: £0.81mEast Thanet: £0.58mBirkenhead: £0.81mEast Thanet: £0.58mBirkenhead: £0.77mEast Thanet: £0.55m

    £0.58m£0.58m£0.55mBirkenhead is higher£0.81m£0.81m£0.77m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: East Thanet 22,925, Birkenhead 19,253Birkenhead: 19,253East Thanet: 22,925

    22,925East Thanet is higher19,253

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: East Thanet 3,334, Birkenhead 3,402Birkenhead: 3,402East Thanet: 3,334

    3,334Birkenhead is higherDepends on how you count3,402

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: East Thanet 4,091, Birkenhead 3,658Birkenhead: 3,658East Thanet: 4,091

    4,091East Thanet is higherDepends on how you count3,658

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: East Thanet 10,544, Birkenhead 14,041Birkenhead: 14,041East Thanet: 10,544

    10,544Birkenhead is higher14,041

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: East Thanet 18,808, Birkenhead 20,269Birkenhead: 20,269East Thanet: 18,808

    18,808Birkenhead is higherDepends on how you count20,269

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: East Thanet 2,733, Birkenhead 3,097Birkenhead: 3,097East Thanet: 2,733

    2,733Birkenhead is higher3,097

Show the numbers
East Thanet and Birkenhead, total
MeasureEast ThanetBirkenheadHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£632.0m£634.7m£599.5m£653.9m£656.6m£620.2mBirkenhead
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£292.8m£294.0m£277.7m£249.1m£250.2m£236.3mEast Thanet
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£218.2m£219.1m£206.9m£236.6m£237.6m£224.4mBirkenhead
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£257.9m£259.0m£244.6m£216.0m£217.0m£204.9mEast Thanet
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£14.6m£14.6m£13.8m£14.3m£14.4m£13.6mEast Thanet
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£19.5m£19.6m£18.5m£17.9m£18.0m£17.0mEast Thanet
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.83m£0.83m£0.79m£0.83m£0.83m£0.79mBirkenhead
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£69.1m£69.4m£65.6m£94.8m£95.2m£89.9mBirkenhead
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£22.3m£22.4m£21.1m£27.6m£27.7m£26.1mBirkenhead
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.5m£12.6m£11.9m£14.2m£14.3m£13.5mBirkenhead
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£180.1m£180.8m£170.8m£177.5m£178.2m£168.3mEast Thanet
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£29.1m£29.2m£27.6m£45.0m£45.2m£42.7mBirkenhead
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£24.3m£24.4m£23.1m£43.2m£43.4m£41.0mBirkenhead
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.65m£0.65m£0.62m£0.57m£0.58m£0.54mEast Thanet
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.59m£0.59m£0.56m£1.2m£1.2m£1.1mBirkenhead
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m£0.81m£0.81m£0.77mBirkenhead
State Pensiontotal, March 202622,92519,253East Thanet
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,3343,402Birkenhead
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,0913,658East Thanet
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,54414,041Birkenhead
Universal Credittotal, May 202618,80820,269Birkenhead
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,7333,097Birkenhead

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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