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Gosport and Castle Point
Gosport is higher than Castle Point on 14 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 14 of 22 per resident and 14 of 22 in total.
On 2 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
Gosport is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Castle Point on 8. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11
Gosport Castle Point
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,865£4,885£4,614Gosport is higher£4,848£4,869£4,599
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,602£12,656£11,954Castle Point is higher£13,010£13,065£12,340
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2,058£2,067£1,952Gosport is higher£1,727£1,734£1,638
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,619£11,668£11,021Castle Point is higher£11,692£11,742£11,090
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£295£296£280Castle Point is higher£377£378£357
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£668£671£634Castle Point is higher£917£921£870
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£20£20£19Castle Point is higher£24£24£23
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£409£411£388Gosport is higher£373£375£354
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£167£168£159Gosport is higher£153£153£145
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£122£123£116Gosport is higher£116£117£110
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,631£1,638£1,547Gosport is higher£1,349£1,355£1,280
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£197£197£186Gosport is higher£145£146£138
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£291£292£276Gosport is higher£251£252£238
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£6.22£6.25£5.90Castle Point is higherDepends on how you count£6.34£6.36£6.01
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£8.13£8.16£7.71Gosport is higher£4.27£4.29£4.05
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.50£5.53£5.22Gosport is higher£5.36£5.38£5.08
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,017.1Gosport is higherDepends on how you count1,010.4
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
79.6Castle Point is higher90.7
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
142.7Castle Point is higher188.9
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
63.2Gosport is higher59.2
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
192.7Gosport is higher145.0
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
27.0Gosport is higher25.8
Show the numbers
| Measure | Gosport | Castle Point | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,865£4,885£4,614 | £4,848£4,869£4,599 | Gosport |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,602£12,656£11,954 | £13,010£13,065£12,340 | Castle Point |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2,058£2,067£1,952 | £1,727£1,734£1,638 | Gosport |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,619£11,668£11,021 | £11,692£11,742£11,090 | Castle Point |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £295£296£280 | £377£378£357 | Castle Point |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £668£671£634 | £917£921£870 | Castle Point |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £20£20£19 | £24£24£23 | Castle Point |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £409£411£388 | £373£375£354 | Gosport |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £167£168£159 | £153£153£145 | Gosport |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £122£123£116 | £116£117£110 | Gosport |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,631£1,638£1,547 | £1,349£1,355£1,280 | Gosport |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £197£197£186 | £145£146£138 | Gosport |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £291£292£276 | £251£252£238 | Gosport |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £6.22£6.25£5.90 | £6.34£6.36£6.01 | Castle Point |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £8.13£8.16£7.71 | £4.27£4.29£4.05 | Gosport |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.50£5.53£5.22 | £5.36£5.38£5.08 | Gosport |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,017.1 | 1,010.4 | Gosport |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 79.6 | 90.7 | Castle Point |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 142.7 | 188.9 | Castle Point |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 63.2 | 59.2 | Gosport |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 192.7 | 145.0 | Gosport |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 27.0 | 25.8 | Gosport |
Per resident
Gosport is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Castle Point on 8. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11
Gosport Castle Point
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,865£4,885£4,614Gosport is higher£4,848£4,869£4,599
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,869£2,881£2,721Castle Point is higher£3,184£3,197£3,020
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,218£1,223£1,155Gosport is higher£988£992£937
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,645£2,656£2,509Castle Point is higher£2,861£2,873£2,714
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£67£67£64Castle Point is higher£92£93£87
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£152£153£144Castle Point is higher£225£225£213
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£4.53£4.55£4.30Castle Point is higher£5.83£5.85£5.53
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£409£411£388Gosport is higher£373£375£354
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£167£168£159Gosport is higher£153£153£145
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£72£73£69Gosport is higher£66£67£63
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£965£969£915Gosport is higher£772£775£732
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£197£197£186Gosport is higher£145£146£138
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£172£173£163Gosport is higher£144£144£136
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£3.68£3.69£3.49Gosport is higherDepends on how you count£3.63£3.64£3.44
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£4.81£4.83£4.56Gosport is higher£2.45£2.46£2.32
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.50£5.53£5.22Gosport is higher£5.36£5.38£5.08
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
231.6Castle Point is higherDepends on how you count247.3
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
18.1Castle Point is higher22.2
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
32.5Castle Point is higher46.2
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
63.2Gosport is higher59.2
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
114.0Gosport is higher82.9
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
16.0Gosport is higher14.7
Show the numbers
| Measure | Gosport | Castle Point | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,865£4,885£4,614 | £4,848£4,869£4,599 | Gosport |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,869£2,881£2,721 | £3,184£3,197£3,020 | Castle Point |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,218£1,223£1,155 | £988£992£937 | Gosport |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,645£2,656£2,509 | £2,861£2,873£2,714 | Castle Point |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £67£67£64 | £92£93£87 | Castle Point |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £152£153£144 | £225£225£213 | Castle Point |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £4.53£4.55£4.30 | £5.83£5.85£5.53 | Castle Point |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £409£411£388 | £373£375£354 | Gosport |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £167£168£159 | £153£153£145 | Gosport |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £72£73£69 | £66£67£63 | Gosport |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £965£969£915 | £772£775£732 | Gosport |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £197£197£186 | £145£146£138 | Gosport |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £172£173£163 | £144£144£136 | Gosport |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £3.68£3.69£3.49 | £3.63£3.64£3.44 | Gosport |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £4.81£4.83£4.56 | £2.45£2.46£2.32 | Gosport |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.50£5.53£5.22 | £5.36£5.38£5.08 | Gosport |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 231.6 | 247.3 | Castle Point |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 18.1 | 22.2 | Castle Point |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 32.5 | 46.2 | Castle Point |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 63.2 | 59.2 | Gosport |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 114.0 | 82.9 | Gosport |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 16.0 | 14.7 | Gosport |
Total
Gosport is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Castle Point on 8. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11
Gosport Castle Point
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£474.0m£476.1m£449.6mGosport is higher£448.9m£450.8m£425.8m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£279.6m£280.8m£265.2mCastle Point is higher£294.8m£296.0m£279.6m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£118.6m£119.1m£112.5mGosport is higher£91.5m£91.9m£86.8m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£257.8m£258.8m£244.5mCastle Point is higher£264.9m£266.1m£251.3m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£6.5m£6.6m£6.2mCastle Point is higher£8.5m£8.6m£8.1m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£14.8m£14.9m£14.1mCastle Point is higher£20.8m£20.9m£19.7m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.44m£0.44m£0.42mCastle Point is higher£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£39.9m£40.0m£37.8mGosport is higher£34.5m£34.7m£32.8m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£16.3m£16.4m£15.4mGosport is higher£14.1m£14.2m£13.4m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£7.0m£7.1m£6.7mGosport is higher£6.1m£6.2m£5.8m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£94.0m£94.4m£89.2mGosport is higher£71.5m£71.8m£67.8m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£19.2m£19.2m£18.2mGosport is higher£13.4m£13.5m£12.8m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£16.8m£16.8m£15.9mGosport is higher£13.3m£13.4m£12.6m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.36m£0.36m£0.34mGosport is higherDepends on how you count£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.47m£0.47m£0.44mGosport is higher£0.23m£0.23m£0.21m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.54m£0.54m£0.51mGosport is higher£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
22,564Castle Point is higherDepends on how you count22,894
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,766Castle Point is higher2,055
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
3,166Castle Point is higher4,280
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
6,160Gosport is higher5,477
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
11,109Gosport is higher7,679
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,555Gosport is higher1,364
Show the numbers
| Measure | Gosport | Castle Point | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £474.0m£476.1m£449.6m | £448.9m£450.8m£425.8m | Gosport |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £279.6m£280.8m£265.2m | £294.8m£296.0m£279.6m | Castle Point |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £118.6m£119.1m£112.5m | £91.5m£91.9m£86.8m | Gosport |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £257.8m£258.8m£244.5m | £264.9m£266.1m£251.3m | Castle Point |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £6.5m£6.6m£6.2m | £8.5m£8.6m£8.1m | Castle Point |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £14.8m£14.9m£14.1m | £20.8m£20.9m£19.7m | Castle Point |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.44m£0.44m£0.42m | £0.54m£0.54m£0.51m | Castle Point |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £39.9m£40.0m£37.8m | £34.5m£34.7m£32.8m | Gosport |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £16.3m£16.4m£15.4m | £14.1m£14.2m£13.4m | Gosport |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £7.0m£7.1m£6.7m | £6.1m£6.2m£5.8m | Gosport |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £94.0m£94.4m£89.2m | £71.5m£71.8m£67.8m | Gosport |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £19.2m£19.2m£18.2m | £13.4m£13.5m£12.8m | Gosport |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £16.8m£16.8m£15.9m | £13.3m£13.4m£12.6m | Gosport |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.36m£0.36m£0.34m | £0.34m£0.34m£0.32m | Gosport |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.47m£0.47m£0.44m | £0.23m£0.23m£0.21m | Gosport |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.54m£0.54m£0.51m | £0.50m£0.50m£0.47m | Gosport |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 22,564 | 22,894 | Castle Point |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,766 | 2,055 | Castle Point |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 3,166 | 4,280 | Castle Point |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 6,160 | 5,477 | Gosport |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 11,109 | 7,679 | Gosport |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,555 | 1,364 | Gosport |
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.
- 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.
- 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.