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East Thanet and Wallasey

106,234 and 98,251 residents (mid-2024).

East Thanet is higher than Wallasey on 9 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 11 of 22 per resident and 15 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.

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Per person in the age group

East Thanet is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Wallasey 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

East Thanet Wallasey

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: East Thanet £5,949, Wallasey £5,819Wallasey: £5,819East Thanet: £5,949Wallasey: £5,844East Thanet: £5,974Wallasey: £5,520East Thanet: £5,643

    £5,949£5,974£5,643East Thanet is higher£5,819£5,844£5,520

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: East Thanet £13,160, Wallasey £13,189Wallasey: £13,189East Thanet: £13,160Wallasey: £13,245East Thanet: £13,216Wallasey: £12,511East Thanet: £12,483

    £13,160£13,216£12,483Wallasey is higherDepends on how you count£13,189£13,245£12,511

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: East Thanet £3,463, Wallasey £2,953Wallasey: £2,953East Thanet: £3,463Wallasey: £2,965East Thanet: £3,478Wallasey: £2,801East Thanet: £3,285

    £3,463£3,478£3,285East Thanet is higher£2,953£2,965£2,801

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: East Thanet £11,592, Wallasey £11,561Wallasey: £11,561East Thanet: £11,592Wallasey: £11,611East Thanet: £11,641Wallasey: £10,967East Thanet: £10,996

    £11,592£11,641£10,996East Thanet is higher£11,561£11,611£10,967

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: East Thanet £655, Wallasey £640Wallasey: £640East Thanet: £655Wallasey: £643East Thanet: £658Wallasey: £607East Thanet: £621

    £655£658£621East Thanet is higher£640£643£607

  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, Wallasey £949Wallasey: £949East Thanet: £875Wallasey: £953East Thanet: £879Wallasey: £900East Thanet: £830

    £875£879£830Wallasey is higherDepends on how you count£949£953£900

  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, Wallasey £39Wallasey: £39East Thanet: £37Wallasey: £39East Thanet: £37Wallasey: £37East Thanet: £35

    £37£37£35Wallasey is higherDepends on how you count£39£39£37

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: East Thanet £651, Wallasey £799Wallasey: £799East Thanet: £651Wallasey: £803East Thanet: £654Wallasey: £758East Thanet: £617

    £651£654£617Wallasey is higher£799£803£758

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: East Thanet £210, Wallasey £248Wallasey: £248East Thanet: £210Wallasey: £249East Thanet: £210Wallasey: £235East Thanet: £199

    £210£210£199Wallasey is higher£248£249£235

  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, Wallasey £189Wallasey: £189East Thanet: £198Wallasey: £190East Thanet: £199Wallasey: £179East Thanet: £188

    £198£199£188East Thanet is higher£189£190£179

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: East Thanet £2,859, Wallasey £2,177Wallasey: £2,177East Thanet: £2,859Wallasey: £2,186East Thanet: £2,871Wallasey: £2,065East Thanet: £2,712

    £2,859£2,871£2,712East Thanet is higher£2,177£2,186£2,065

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: East Thanet £274, Wallasey £296Wallasey: £296East Thanet: £274Wallasey: £298East Thanet: £275Wallasey: £281East Thanet: £260

    £274£275£260Wallasey is higher£296£298£281

  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, Wallasey £566Wallasey: £566East Thanet: £386Wallasey: £568East Thanet: £388Wallasey: £537East Thanet: £366

    £386£388£366Wallasey is higher£566£568£537

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: East Thanet £10, Wallasey £9.17Wallasey: £9.17East Thanet: £10Wallasey: £9.21East Thanet: £10Wallasey: £8.70East Thanet: £9.80

    £10£10£9.80East Thanet is higher£9.17£9.21£8.70

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: East Thanet £9.34, Wallasey £12Wallasey: £12East Thanet: £9.34Wallasey: £12East Thanet: £9.38Wallasey: £11East Thanet: £8.86

    £9.34£9.38£8.86Wallasey is higher£12£12£11

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: East Thanet £5.46, Wallasey £7.22Wallasey: £7.22East Thanet: £5.46Wallasey: £7.25East Thanet: £5.48Wallasey: £6.85East Thanet: £5.18

    £5.46£5.48£5.18Wallasey is higher£7.22£7.25£6.85

  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, Wallasey 1,034.6Wallasey: 1,034.6East Thanet: 1,030.5

    1,030.5Wallasey is higherDepends on how you count1,034.6

  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, Wallasey 156.4Wallasey: 156.4East Thanet: 149.9

    149.9Wallasey is higherDepends on how you count156.4

  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, Wallasey 194.3Wallasey: 194.3East Thanet: 183.9

    183.9Wallasey is higherDepends on how you count194.3

  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, Wallasey 118.3Wallasey: 118.3East Thanet: 99.3

    99.3Wallasey is higher118.3

  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, Wallasey 257.1Wallasey: 257.1East Thanet: 298.6

    298.6East Thanet is higher257.1

  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, Wallasey 39.9Wallasey: 39.9East Thanet: 43.4

    43.4East Thanet is higher39.9

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East Thanet and Wallasey, per person in the age group
MeasureEast ThanetWallaseyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,949£5,974£5,643£5,819£5,844£5,520East Thanet
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,160£13,216£12,483£13,189£13,245£12,511Wallasey
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3,463£3,478£3,285£2,953£2,965£2,801East Thanet
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,592£11,641£10,996£11,561£11,611£10,967East Thanet
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£655£658£621£640£643£607East Thanet
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£875£879£830£949£953£900Wallasey
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£37£37£35£39£39£37Wallasey
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£651£654£617£799£803£758Wallasey
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£210£210£199£248£249£235Wallasey
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£198£199£188£189£190£179East Thanet
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,859£2,871£2,712£2,177£2,186£2,065East Thanet
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£274£275£260£296£298£281Wallasey
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£386£388£366£566£568£537Wallasey
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£10£10£9.80£9.17£9.21£8.70East Thanet
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.34£9.38£8.86£12£12£11Wallasey
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.46£5.48£5.18£7.22£7.25£6.85Wallasey
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,030.51,034.6Wallasey
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026149.9156.4Wallasey
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026183.9194.3Wallasey
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202699.3118.3Wallasey
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026298.6257.1East Thanet
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202643.439.9East Thanet

Per resident

East Thanet is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Wallasey 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

East Thanet Wallasey

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: East Thanet £5,949, Wallasey £5,819Wallasey: £5,819East Thanet: £5,949Wallasey: £5,844East Thanet: £5,974Wallasey: £5,520East Thanet: £5,643

    £5,949£5,974£5,643East Thanet is higher£5,819£5,844£5,520

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: East Thanet £2,756, Wallasey £2,683Wallasey: £2,683East Thanet: £2,756Wallasey: £2,695East Thanet: £2,767Wallasey: £2,545East Thanet: £2,614

    £2,756£2,767£2,614East Thanet is higherDepends on how you count£2,683£2,695£2,545

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: East Thanet £2,054, Wallasey £1,784Wallasey: £1,784East Thanet: £2,054Wallasey: £1,792East Thanet: £2,062Wallasey: £1,693East Thanet: £1,948

    £2,054£2,062£1,948East Thanet is higher£1,784£1,792£1,693

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: East Thanet £2,427, Wallasey £2,352Wallasey: £2,352East Thanet: £2,427Wallasey: £2,362East Thanet: £2,438Wallasey: £2,231East Thanet: £2,303

    £2,427£2,438£2,303East Thanet is higher£2,352£2,362£2,231

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: East Thanet £137, Wallasey £130Wallasey: £130East Thanet: £137Wallasey: £131East Thanet: £138Wallasey: £123East Thanet: £130

    £137£138£130East Thanet is higher£130£131£123

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: East Thanet £183, Wallasey £193Wallasey: £193East Thanet: £183Wallasey: £194East Thanet: £184Wallasey: £183East Thanet: £174

    £183£184£174Wallasey is higherDepends on how you count£193£194£183

  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, Wallasey £7.89Wallasey: £7.89East Thanet: £7.81Wallasey: £7.92East Thanet: £7.85Wallasey: £7.48East Thanet: £7.41

    £7.81£7.85£7.41Wallasey is higherDepends on how you count£7.89£7.92£7.48

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: East Thanet £651, Wallasey £799Wallasey: £799East Thanet: £651Wallasey: £803East Thanet: £654Wallasey: £758East Thanet: £617

    £651£654£617Wallasey is higher£799£803£758

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: East Thanet £210, Wallasey £248Wallasey: £248East Thanet: £210Wallasey: £249East Thanet: £210Wallasey: £235East Thanet: £199

    £210£210£199Wallasey is higher£248£249£235

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: East Thanet £118, Wallasey £114Wallasey: £114East Thanet: £118Wallasey: £115East Thanet: £118Wallasey: £108East Thanet: £112

    £118£118£112East Thanet is higher£114£115£108

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: East Thanet £1,695, Wallasey £1,316Wallasey: £1,316East Thanet: £1,695Wallasey: £1,321East Thanet: £1,702Wallasey: £1,248East Thanet: £1,608

    £1,695£1,702£1,608East Thanet is higher£1,316£1,321£1,248

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: East Thanet £274, Wallasey £296Wallasey: £296East Thanet: £274Wallasey: £298East Thanet: £275Wallasey: £281East Thanet: £260

    £274£275£260Wallasey is higher£296£298£281

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: East Thanet £229, Wallasey £342Wallasey: £342East Thanet: £229Wallasey: £343East Thanet: £230Wallasey: £324East Thanet: £217

    £229£230£217Wallasey is higher£342£343£324

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: East Thanet £6.13, Wallasey £5.55Wallasey: £5.55East Thanet: £6.13Wallasey: £5.57East Thanet: £6.15Wallasey: £5.26East Thanet: £5.81

    £6.13£6.15£5.81East Thanet is higher£5.55£5.57£5.26

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: East Thanet £5.55, Wallasey £7.27Wallasey: £7.27East Thanet: £5.55Wallasey: £7.31East Thanet: £5.57Wallasey: £6.90East Thanet: £5.26

    £5.55£5.57£5.26Wallasey is higher£7.27£7.31£6.90

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: East Thanet £5.46, Wallasey £7.22Wallasey: £7.22East Thanet: £5.46Wallasey: £7.25East Thanet: £5.48Wallasey: £6.85East Thanet: £5.18

    £5.46£5.48£5.18Wallasey is higher£7.22£7.25£6.85

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: East Thanet 215.8, Wallasey 210.5Wallasey: 210.5East Thanet: 215.8

    215.8East Thanet is higherDepends on how you count210.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: East Thanet 31.4, Wallasey 31.8Wallasey: 31.8East Thanet: 31.4

    31.4Wallasey is higherDepends on how you count31.8

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: East Thanet 38.5, Wallasey 39.5Wallasey: 39.5East Thanet: 38.5

    38.5Wallasey is higherDepends on how you count39.5

  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, Wallasey 118.3Wallasey: 118.3East Thanet: 99.3

    99.3Wallasey is higher118.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: East Thanet 177.0, Wallasey 155.4Wallasey: 155.4East Thanet: 177.0

    177.0East Thanet is higher155.4

  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, Wallasey 24.1Wallasey: 24.1East Thanet: 25.7

    25.7East Thanet is higher24.1

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East Thanet and Wallasey, per resident
MeasureEast ThanetWallaseyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,949£5,974£5,643£5,819£5,844£5,520East Thanet
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,756£2,767£2,614£2,683£2,695£2,545East Thanet
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,054£2,062£1,948£1,784£1,792£1,693East Thanet
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,427£2,438£2,303£2,352£2,362£2,231East Thanet
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£137£138£130£130£131£123East Thanet
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£183£184£174£193£194£183Wallasey
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£7.81£7.85£7.41£7.89£7.92£7.48Wallasey
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£651£654£617£799£803£758Wallasey
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£210£210£199£248£249£235Wallasey
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£118£118£112£114£115£108East Thanet
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,695£1,702£1,608£1,316£1,321£1,248East Thanet
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£274£275£260£296£298£281Wallasey
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£229£230£217£342£343£324Wallasey
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.13£6.15£5.81£5.55£5.57£5.26East Thanet
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.55£5.57£5.26£7.27£7.31£6.90Wallasey
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.46£5.48£5.18£7.22£7.25£6.85Wallasey
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026215.8210.5East Thanet
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202631.431.8Wallasey
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202638.539.5Wallasey
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202699.3118.3Wallasey
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026177.0155.4East Thanet
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202625.724.1East Thanet

Total

East Thanet is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Wallasey 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

East Thanet Wallasey

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: East Thanet £632.0m, Wallasey £571.7mWallasey: £571.7mEast Thanet: £632.0mWallasey: £574.2mEast Thanet: £634.7mWallasey: £542.3mEast Thanet: £599.5m

    £632.0m£634.7m£599.5mEast Thanet is higher£571.7m£574.2m£542.3m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: East Thanet £292.8m, Wallasey £263.6mWallasey: £263.6mEast Thanet: £292.8mWallasey: £264.8mEast Thanet: £294.0mWallasey: £250.1mEast Thanet: £277.7m

    £292.8m£294.0m£277.7mEast Thanet is higherDepends on how you count£263.6m£264.8m£250.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: East Thanet £218.2m, Wallasey £175.3mWallasey: £175.3mEast Thanet: £218.2mWallasey: £176.1mEast Thanet: £219.1mWallasey: £166.3mEast Thanet: £206.9m

    £218.2m£219.1m£206.9mEast Thanet is higher£175.3m£176.1m£166.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: East Thanet £257.9m, Wallasey £231.1mWallasey: £231.1mEast Thanet: £257.9mWallasey: £232.1mEast Thanet: £259.0mWallasey: £219.2mEast Thanet: £244.6m

    £257.9m£259.0m£244.6mEast Thanet is higher£231.1m£232.1m£219.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: East Thanet £14.6m, Wallasey £12.8mWallasey: £12.8mEast Thanet: £14.6mWallasey: £12.8mEast Thanet: £14.6mWallasey: £12.1mEast Thanet: £13.8m

    £14.6m£14.6m£13.8mEast Thanet is higher£12.8m£12.8m£12.1m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: East Thanet £19.5m, Wallasey £19.0mWallasey: £19.0mEast Thanet: £19.5mWallasey: £19.1mEast Thanet: £19.6mWallasey: £18.0mEast Thanet: £18.5m

    £19.5m£19.6m£18.5mEast Thanet is higherDepends on how you count£19.0m£19.1m£18.0m

  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, Wallasey £0.77mWallasey: £0.77mEast Thanet: £0.83mWallasey: £0.78mEast Thanet: £0.83mWallasey: £0.73mEast Thanet: £0.79m

    £0.83m£0.83m£0.79mEast Thanet is higherDepends on how you count£0.77m£0.78m£0.73m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: East Thanet £69.1m, Wallasey £78.5mWallasey: £78.5mEast Thanet: £69.1mWallasey: £78.9mEast Thanet: £69.4mWallasey: £74.5mEast Thanet: £65.6m

    £69.1m£69.4m£65.6mWallasey is higher£78.5m£78.9m£74.5m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: East Thanet £22.3m, Wallasey £24.4mWallasey: £24.4mEast Thanet: £22.3mWallasey: £24.5mEast Thanet: £22.4mWallasey: £23.1mEast Thanet: £21.1m

    £22.3m£22.4m£21.1mWallasey is higher£24.4m£24.5m£23.1m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: East Thanet £12.5m, Wallasey £11.2mWallasey: £11.2mEast Thanet: £12.5mWallasey: £11.3mEast Thanet: £12.6mWallasey: £10.6mEast Thanet: £11.9m

    £12.5m£12.6m£11.9mEast Thanet is higher£11.2m£11.3m£10.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: East Thanet £180.1m, Wallasey £129.3mWallasey: £129.3mEast Thanet: £180.1mWallasey: £129.8mEast Thanet: £180.8mWallasey: £122.6mEast Thanet: £170.8m

    £180.1m£180.8m£170.8mEast Thanet is higher£129.3m£129.8m£122.6m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: East Thanet £29.1m, Wallasey £29.1mWallasey: £29.1mEast Thanet: £29.1mWallasey: £29.3mEast Thanet: £29.2mWallasey: £27.6mEast Thanet: £27.6m

    £29.1m£29.2m£27.6mWallasey is higher£29.1m£29.3m£27.6m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: East Thanet £24.3m, Wallasey £33.6mWallasey: £33.6mEast Thanet: £24.3mWallasey: £33.7mEast Thanet: £24.4mWallasey: £31.9mEast Thanet: £23.1m

    £24.3m£24.4m£23.1mWallasey is higher£33.6m£33.7m£31.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: East Thanet £0.65m, Wallasey £0.54mWallasey: £0.54mEast Thanet: £0.65mWallasey: £0.55mEast Thanet: £0.65mWallasey: £0.52mEast Thanet: £0.62m

    £0.65m£0.65m£0.62mEast Thanet is higher£0.54m£0.55m£0.52m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: East Thanet £0.59m, Wallasey £0.71mWallasey: £0.71mEast Thanet: £0.59mWallasey: £0.72mEast Thanet: £0.59mWallasey: £0.68mEast Thanet: £0.56m

    £0.59m£0.59m£0.56mWallasey is higher£0.71m£0.72m£0.68m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: East Thanet £0.58m, Wallasey £0.71mWallasey: £0.71mEast Thanet: £0.58mWallasey: £0.71mEast Thanet: £0.58mWallasey: £0.67mEast Thanet: £0.55m

    £0.58m£0.58m£0.55mWallasey is higher£0.71m£0.71m£0.67m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: East Thanet 22,925, Wallasey 20,680Wallasey: 20,680East Thanet: 22,925

    22,925East Thanet is higherDepends on how you count20,680

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: East Thanet 3,334, Wallasey 3,126Wallasey: 3,126East Thanet: 3,334

    3,334East Thanet is higherDepends on how you count3,126

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: East Thanet 4,091, Wallasey 3,883Wallasey: 3,883East Thanet: 4,091

    4,091East Thanet is higherDepends on how you count3,883

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: East Thanet 10,544, Wallasey 11,623Wallasey: 11,623East Thanet: 10,544

    10,544Wallasey is higher11,623

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: East Thanet 18,808, Wallasey 15,267Wallasey: 15,267East Thanet: 18,808

    18,808East Thanet is higher15,267

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: East Thanet 2,733, Wallasey 2,370Wallasey: 2,370East Thanet: 2,733

    2,733East Thanet is higher2,370

Show the numbers
East Thanet and Wallasey, total
MeasureEast ThanetWallaseyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£632.0m£634.7m£599.5m£571.7m£574.2m£542.3mEast Thanet
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£292.8m£294.0m£277.7m£263.6m£264.8m£250.1mEast Thanet
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£218.2m£219.1m£206.9m£175.3m£176.1m£166.3mEast Thanet
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£257.9m£259.0m£244.6m£231.1m£232.1m£219.2mEast Thanet
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£14.6m£14.6m£13.8m£12.8m£12.8m£12.1mEast Thanet
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£19.5m£19.6m£18.5m£19.0m£19.1m£18.0mEast Thanet
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.83m£0.83m£0.79m£0.77m£0.78m£0.73mEast Thanet
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£69.1m£69.4m£65.6m£78.5m£78.9m£74.5mWallasey
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£22.3m£22.4m£21.1m£24.4m£24.5m£23.1mWallasey
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.5m£12.6m£11.9m£11.2m£11.3m£10.6mEast Thanet
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£180.1m£180.8m£170.8m£129.3m£129.8m£122.6mEast Thanet
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£29.1m£29.2m£27.6m£29.1m£29.3m£27.6mWallasey
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£24.3m£24.4m£23.1m£33.6m£33.7m£31.9mWallasey
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.65m£0.65m£0.62m£0.54m£0.55m£0.52mEast Thanet
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.59m£0.59m£0.56m£0.71m£0.72m£0.68mWallasey
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m£0.71m£0.71m£0.67mWallasey
State Pensiontotal, March 202622,92520,680East Thanet
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,3343,126East Thanet
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,0913,883East Thanet
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,54411,623Wallasey
Universal Credittotal, May 202618,80815,267East Thanet
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,7332,370East Thanet

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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