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Fylde and Christchurch

101,421 and 88,284 residents (mid-2024).

Fylde is higher than Christchurch on 15 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 11 of 22 per resident and 17 of 22 in total.

On 9 of 22 measures, which area is higher depends on whether you count per person or in total. Choose a way of counting below to see each one.

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Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Per person in the age group

Fylde is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Christchurch 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

Fylde Christchurch

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Fylde £5,015, Christchurch £5,764Christchurch: £5,764Fylde: £5,015Christchurch: £5,789Fylde: £5,036Christchurch: £5,467Fylde: £4,757

    £5,015£5,036£4,757Christchurch is higher£5,764£5,789£5,467

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Fylde £12,279, Christchurch £12,615Christchurch: £12,615Fylde: £12,279Christchurch: £12,669Fylde: £12,331Christchurch: £11,966Fylde: £11,647

    £12,279£12,331£11,647Christchurch is higher£12,615£12,669£11,966

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Fylde £1,610, Christchurch £1,637Christchurch: £1,637Fylde: £1,610Christchurch: £1,644Fylde: £1,617Christchurch: £1,553Fylde: £1,527

    £1,610£1,617£1,527Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count£1,637£1,644£1,553

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Fylde £11,185, Christchurch £11,638Christchurch: £11,638Fylde: £11,185Christchurch: £11,687Fylde: £11,233Christchurch: £11,039Fylde: £10,609

    £11,185£11,233£10,609Christchurch is higher£11,638£11,687£11,039

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Fylde £325, Christchurch £270Christchurch: £270Fylde: £325Christchurch: £272Fylde: £326Christchurch: £256Fylde: £308

    £325£326£308Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£270£272£256

  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: Fylde £749, Christchurch £689Christchurch: £689Fylde: £749Christchurch: £692Fylde: £752Christchurch: £653Fylde: £710

    £749£752£710Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£689£692£653

  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: Fylde £20, Christchurch £18Christchurch: £18Fylde: £20Christchurch: £18Fylde: £21Christchurch: £17Fylde: £19

    £20£21£19Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£18£18£17

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Fylde £430, Christchurch £358Christchurch: £358Fylde: £430Christchurch: £359Fylde: £432Christchurch: £339Fylde: £408

    £430£432£408Fylde is higher£358£359£339

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Fylde £134, Christchurch £105Christchurch: £105Fylde: £134Christchurch: £106Fylde: £134Christchurch: £100Fylde: £127

    £134£134£127Fylde is higher£105£106£100

  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: Fylde £100, Christchurch £97Christchurch: £97Fylde: £100Christchurch: £97Fylde: £100Christchurch: £92Fylde: £95

    £100£100£95Fylde is higher£97£97£92

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Fylde £1,197, Christchurch £1,245Christchurch: £1,245Fylde: £1,197Christchurch: £1,251Fylde: £1,202Christchurch: £1,181Fylde: £1,136

    £1,197£1,202£1,136Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count£1,245£1,251£1,181

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Fylde £155, Christchurch £190Christchurch: £190Fylde: £155Christchurch: £191Fylde: £156Christchurch: £181Fylde: £147

    £155£156£147Christchurch is higher£190£191£181

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Fylde £303, Christchurch £286Christchurch: £286Fylde: £303Christchurch: £287Fylde: £304Christchurch: £271Fylde: £288

    £303£304£288Fylde is higher£286£287£271

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Fylde £5.51, Christchurch £5.11Christchurch: £5.11Fylde: £5.51Christchurch: £5.13Fylde: £5.54Christchurch: £4.85Fylde: £5.23

    £5.51£5.54£5.23Fylde is higher£5.11£5.13£4.85

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Fylde £4.01, Christchurch £4.75Christchurch: £4.75Fylde: £4.01Christchurch: £4.77Fylde: £4.02Christchurch: £4.51Fylde: £3.80

    £4.01£4.02£3.80Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count£4.75£4.77£4.51

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Fylde £6.87, Christchurch £6.44Christchurch: £6.44Fylde: £6.87Christchurch: £6.47Fylde: £6.90Christchurch: £6.11Fylde: £6.52

    £6.87£6.90£6.52Fylde is higher£6.44£6.47£6.11

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Fylde 1,001.3, Christchurch 997.8Christchurch: 997.8Fylde: 1,001.3

    1,001.3Fylde is higherDepends on how you count997.8

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Fylde 82.8, Christchurch 68.6Christchurch: 68.6Fylde: 82.8

    82.8Fylde is higherDepends on how you count68.6

  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: Fylde 157.3, Christchurch 146.3Christchurch: 146.3Fylde: 157.3

    157.3Fylde is higherDepends on how you count146.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Fylde 66.6, Christchurch 52.0Christchurch: 52.0Fylde: 66.6

    66.6Fylde is higher52.0

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Fylde 151.2, Christchurch 139.4Christchurch: 139.4Fylde: 151.2

    151.2Fylde is higher139.4

  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: Fylde 21.4, Christchurch 20.9Christchurch: 20.9Fylde: 21.4

    21.4Fylde is higher20.9

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Fylde and Christchurch, per person in the age group
MeasureFyldeChristchurchHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,015£5,036£4,757£5,764£5,789£5,467Christchurch
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,279£12,331£11,647£12,615£12,669£11,966Christchurch
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,610£1,617£1,527£1,637£1,644£1,553Christchurch
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,185£11,233£10,609£11,638£11,687£11,039Christchurch
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£325£326£308£270£272£256Fylde
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£749£752£710£689£692£653Fylde
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£20£21£19£18£18£17Fylde
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£430£432£408£358£359£339Fylde
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£134£134£127£105£106£100Fylde
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£100£100£95£97£97£92Fylde
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,197£1,202£1,136£1,245£1,251£1,181Christchurch
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£155£156£147£190£191£181Christchurch
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£303£304£288£286£287£271Fylde
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.51£5.54£5.23£5.11£5.13£4.85Fylde
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.01£4.02£3.80£4.75£4.77£4.51Christchurch
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.87£6.90£6.52£6.44£6.47£6.11Fylde
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,001.3997.8Fylde
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202682.868.6Fylde
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026157.3146.3Fylde
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202666.652.0Fylde
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026151.2139.4Fylde
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202621.420.9Fylde

Per resident

Fylde is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Christchurch 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

Fylde Christchurch

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Fylde £5,015, Christchurch £5,764Christchurch: £5,764Fylde: £5,015Christchurch: £5,789Fylde: £5,036Christchurch: £5,467Fylde: £4,757

    £5,015£5,036£4,757Christchurch is higher£5,764£5,789£5,467

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Fylde £3,382, Christchurch £4,271Christchurch: £4,271Fylde: £3,382Christchurch: £4,289Fylde: £3,396Christchurch: £4,051Fylde: £3,208

    £3,382£3,396£3,208Christchurch is higher£4,271£4,289£4,051

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Fylde £907, Christchurch £833Christchurch: £833Fylde: £907Christchurch: £837Fylde: £911Christchurch: £790Fylde: £860

    £907£911£860Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£833£837£790

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Fylde £3,080, Christchurch £3,940Christchurch: £3,940Fylde: £3,080Christchurch: £3,957Fylde: £3,094Christchurch: £3,737Fylde: £2,922

    £3,080£3,094£2,922Christchurch is higher£3,940£3,957£3,737

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Fylde £90, Christchurch £92Christchurch: £92Fylde: £90Christchurch: £92Fylde: £90Christchurch: £87Fylde: £85

    £90£90£85Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count£92£92£87

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Fylde £206, Christchurch £233Christchurch: £233Fylde: £206Christchurch: £234Fylde: £207Christchurch: £221Fylde: £196

    £206£207£196Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count£233£234£221

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Fylde £5.63, Christchurch £6.10Christchurch: £6.10Fylde: £5.63Christchurch: £6.13Fylde: £5.65Christchurch: £5.79Fylde: £5.34

    £5.63£5.65£5.34Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count£6.10£6.13£5.79

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Fylde £430, Christchurch £358Christchurch: £358Fylde: £430Christchurch: £359Fylde: £432Christchurch: £339Fylde: £408

    £430£432£408Fylde is higher£358£359£339

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Fylde £134, Christchurch £105Christchurch: £105Fylde: £134Christchurch: £106Fylde: £134Christchurch: £100Fylde: £127

    £134£134£127Fylde is higher£105£106£100

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Fylde £56, Christchurch £49Christchurch: £49Fylde: £56Christchurch: £49Fylde: £57Christchurch: £47Fylde: £53

    £56£57£53Fylde is higher£49£49£47

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Fylde £674, Christchurch £634Christchurch: £634Fylde: £674Christchurch: £636Fylde: £677Christchurch: £601Fylde: £640

    £674£677£640Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£634£636£601

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Fylde £155, Christchurch £190Christchurch: £190Fylde: £155Christchurch: £191Fylde: £156Christchurch: £181Fylde: £147

    £155£156£147Christchurch is higher£190£191£181

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Fylde £171, Christchurch £145Christchurch: £145Fylde: £171Christchurch: £146Fylde: £172Christchurch: £138Fylde: £162

    £171£172£162Fylde is higher£145£146£138

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Fylde £3.11, Christchurch £2.60Christchurch: £2.60Fylde: £3.11Christchurch: £2.62Fylde: £3.12Christchurch: £2.47Fylde: £2.95

    £3.11£3.12£2.95Fylde is higher£2.60£2.62£2.47

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Fylde £2.26, Christchurch £2.41Christchurch: £2.41Fylde: £2.26Christchurch: £2.42Fylde: £2.27Christchurch: £2.29Fylde: £2.14

    £2.26£2.27£2.14Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count£2.41£2.42£2.29

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Fylde £6.87, Christchurch £6.44Christchurch: £6.44Fylde: £6.87Christchurch: £6.47Fylde: £6.90Christchurch: £6.11Fylde: £6.52

    £6.87£6.90£6.52Fylde is higher£6.44£6.47£6.11

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Fylde 275.8, Christchurch 337.8Christchurch: 337.8Fylde: 275.8

    275.8Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count337.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Fylde 22.8, Christchurch 23.2Christchurch: 23.2Fylde: 22.8

    22.8Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count23.2

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Fylde 43.3, Christchurch 49.5Christchurch: 49.5Fylde: 43.3

    43.3Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count49.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Fylde 66.6, Christchurch 52.0Christchurch: 52.0Fylde: 66.6

    66.6Fylde is higher52.0

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Fylde 85.2, Christchurch 70.9Christchurch: 70.9Fylde: 85.2

    85.2Fylde is higher70.9

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Fylde 12.1, Christchurch 10.6Christchurch: 10.6Fylde: 12.1

    12.1Fylde is higher10.6

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Fylde and Christchurch, per resident
MeasureFyldeChristchurchHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,015£5,036£4,757£5,764£5,789£5,467Christchurch
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,382£3,396£3,208£4,271£4,289£4,051Christchurch
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£907£911£860£833£837£790Fylde
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£3,080£3,094£2,922£3,940£3,957£3,737Christchurch
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£90£90£85£92£92£87Christchurch
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£206£207£196£233£234£221Christchurch
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.63£5.65£5.34£6.10£6.13£5.79Christchurch
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£430£432£408£358£359£339Fylde
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£134£134£127£105£106£100Fylde
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£56£57£53£49£49£47Fylde
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£674£677£640£634£636£601Fylde
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£155£156£147£190£191£181Christchurch
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£171£172£162£145£146£138Fylde
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.11£3.12£2.95£2.60£2.62£2.47Fylde
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.26£2.27£2.14£2.41£2.42£2.29Christchurch
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.87£6.90£6.52£6.44£6.47£6.11Fylde
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026275.8337.8Christchurch
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202622.823.2Christchurch
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202643.349.5Christchurch
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202666.652.0Fylde
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202685.270.9Fylde
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202612.110.6Fylde

Total

Fylde is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Christchurch 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

Fylde Christchurch

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Fylde £508.6m, Christchurch £508.9mChristchurch: £508.9mFylde: £508.6mChristchurch: £511.0mFylde: £510.7mChristchurch: £482.7mFylde: £482.4m

    £508.6m£510.7m£482.4mChristchurch is higher£508.9m£511.0m£482.7m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Fylde £343.0m, Christchurch £377.1mChristchurch: £377.1mFylde: £343.0mChristchurch: £378.7mFylde: £344.5mChristchurch: £357.7mFylde: £325.3m

    £343.0m£344.5m£325.3mChristchurch is higher£377.1m£378.7m£357.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Fylde £92.0m, Christchurch £73.6mChristchurch: £73.6mFylde: £92.0mChristchurch: £73.9mFylde: £92.4mChristchurch: £69.8mFylde: £87.2m

    £92.0m£92.4m£87.2mFylde is higherDepends on how you count£73.6m£73.9m£69.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Fylde £312.4m, Christchurch £347.9mChristchurch: £347.9mFylde: £312.4mChristchurch: £349.3mFylde: £313.8mChristchurch: £330.0mFylde: £296.4m

    £312.4m£313.8m£296.4mChristchurch is higher£347.9m£349.3m£330.0m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Fylde £9.1m, Christchurch £8.1mChristchurch: £8.1mFylde: £9.1mChristchurch: £8.1mFylde: £9.1mChristchurch: £7.7mFylde: £8.6m

    £9.1m£9.1m£8.6mFylde is higherDepends on how you count£8.1m£8.1m£7.7m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Fylde £20.9m, Christchurch £20.6mChristchurch: £20.6mFylde: £20.9mChristchurch: £20.7mFylde: £21.0mChristchurch: £19.5mFylde: £19.8m

    £20.9m£21.0m£19.8mFylde is higherDepends on how you count£20.6m£20.7m£19.5m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Fylde £0.57m, Christchurch £0.54mChristchurch: £0.54mFylde: £0.57mChristchurch: £0.54mFylde: £0.57mChristchurch: £0.51mFylde: £0.54m

    £0.57m£0.57m£0.54mFylde is higherDepends on how you count£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Fylde £43.6m, Christchurch £31.6mChristchurch: £31.6mFylde: £43.6mChristchurch: £31.7mFylde: £43.8mChristchurch: £29.9mFylde: £41.4m

    £43.6m£43.8m£41.4mFylde is higher£31.6m£31.7m£29.9m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Fylde £13.6m, Christchurch £9.3mChristchurch: £9.3mFylde: £13.6mChristchurch: £9.3mFylde: £13.6mChristchurch: £8.8mFylde: £12.9m

    £13.6m£13.6m£12.9mFylde is higher£9.3m£9.3m£8.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Fylde £5.7m, Christchurch £4.3mChristchurch: £4.3mFylde: £5.7mChristchurch: £4.4mFylde: £5.7mChristchurch: £4.1mFylde: £5.4m

    £5.7m£5.7m£5.4mFylde is higher£4.3m£4.4m£4.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Fylde £68.4m, Christchurch £55.9mChristchurch: £55.9mFylde: £68.4mChristchurch: £56.2mFylde: £68.7mChristchurch: £53.1mFylde: £64.9m

    £68.4m£68.7m£64.9mFylde is higherDepends on how you count£55.9m£56.2m£53.1m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Fylde £15.7m, Christchurch £16.8mChristchurch: £16.8mFylde: £15.7mChristchurch: £16.9mFylde: £15.8mChristchurch: £15.9mFylde: £14.9m

    £15.7m£15.8m£14.9mChristchurch is higher£16.8m£16.9m£15.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Fylde £17.3m, Christchurch £12.8mChristchurch: £12.8mFylde: £17.3mChristchurch: £12.9mFylde: £17.4mChristchurch: £12.2mFylde: £16.4m

    £17.3m£17.4m£16.4mFylde is higher£12.8m£12.9m£12.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Fylde £0.31m, Christchurch £0.23mChristchurch: £0.23mFylde: £0.31mChristchurch: £0.23mFylde: £0.32mChristchurch: £0.22mFylde: £0.30m

    £0.31m£0.32m£0.30mFylde is higher£0.23m£0.23m£0.22m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Fylde £0.23m, Christchurch £0.21mChristchurch: £0.21mFylde: £0.23mChristchurch: £0.21mFylde: £0.23mChristchurch: £0.20mFylde: £0.22m

    £0.23m£0.23m£0.22mFylde is higherDepends on how you count£0.21m£0.21m£0.20m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Fylde £0.70m, Christchurch £0.57mChristchurch: £0.57mFylde: £0.70mChristchurch: £0.57mFylde: £0.70mChristchurch: £0.54mFylde: £0.66m

    £0.70m£0.70m£0.66mFylde is higher£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Fylde 27,969, Christchurch 29,826Christchurch: 29,826Fylde: 27,969

    27,969Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count29,826

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Fylde 2,313, Christchurch 2,051Christchurch: 2,051Fylde: 2,313

    2,313Fylde is higherDepends on how you count2,051

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Fylde 4,394, Christchurch 4,373Christchurch: 4,373Fylde: 4,394

    4,394Fylde is higherDepends on how you count4,373

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Fylde 6,750, Christchurch 4,594Christchurch: 4,594Fylde: 6,750

    6,750Fylde is higher4,594

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Fylde 8,638, Christchurch 6,263Christchurch: 6,263Fylde: 8,638

    8,638Fylde is higher6,263

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Fylde 1,225, Christchurch 937Christchurch: 937Fylde: 1,225

    1,225Fylde is higher937

Show the numbers
Fylde and Christchurch, total
MeasureFyldeChristchurchHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£508.6m£510.7m£482.4m£508.9m£511.0m£482.7mChristchurch
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£343.0m£344.5m£325.3m£377.1m£378.7m£357.7mChristchurch
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£92.0m£92.4m£87.2m£73.6m£73.9m£69.8mFylde
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£312.4m£313.8m£296.4m£347.9m£349.3m£330.0mChristchurch
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£9.1m£9.1m£8.6m£8.1m£8.1m£7.7mFylde
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£20.9m£21.0m£19.8m£20.6m£20.7m£19.5mFylde
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m£0.54m£0.54m£0.51mFylde
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£43.6m£43.8m£41.4m£31.6m£31.7m£29.9mFylde
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.6m£13.6m£12.9m£9.3m£9.3m£8.8mFylde
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.7m£5.7m£5.4m£4.3m£4.4m£4.1mFylde
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£68.4m£68.7m£64.9m£55.9m£56.2m£53.1mFylde
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£15.7m£15.8m£14.9m£16.8m£16.9m£15.9mChristchurch
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£17.3m£17.4m£16.4m£12.8m£12.9m£12.2mFylde
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.31m£0.32m£0.30m£0.23m£0.23m£0.22mFylde
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.23m£0.23m£0.22m£0.21m£0.21m£0.20mFylde
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.70m£0.70m£0.66m£0.57m£0.57m£0.54mFylde
State Pensiontotal, March 202627,96929,826Christchurch
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,3132,051Fylde
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,3944,373Fylde
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,7504,594Fylde
Universal Credittotal, May 20268,6386,263Fylde
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,225937Fylde

Sources

Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.

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  4. 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.
  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  10. 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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