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Gosport and East Worthing and Shoreham
Gosport is higher than East Worthing and Shoreham on 12 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 17 of 22 per resident and 13 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.
Per person in the age group
Gosport is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and East Worthing and Shoreham on 10. 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 East Worthing and Shoreham
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,865£4,885£4,614Gosport is higher£4,509£4,528£4,277
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,602£12,656£11,954East Worthing and Shoreham is higherDepends on how you count£12,882£12,937£12,219
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2,058£2,067£1,952Gosport is higher£1,695£1,703£1,608
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,619£11,668£11,021East Worthing and Shoreham is higherDepends on how you count£11,774£11,824£11,168
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£295£296£280East Worthing and Shoreham is higher£380£382£360
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£668£671£634East Worthing and Shoreham is higherDepends on how you count£705£708£668
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£20£20£19East Worthing and Shoreham is higher£24£24£23
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£409£411£388Gosport is higher£358£360£340
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£167£168£159Gosport is higher£153£154£145
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£122£123£116Gosport is higher£91£92£87
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,631£1,638£1,547Gosport is higher£1,308£1,313£1,240
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£197£197£186East Worthing and Shoreham is higher£201£201£190
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£291£292£276Gosport is higherDepends on how you count£284£285£269
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£6.22£6.25£5.90East Worthing and Shoreham is higher£8.06£8.10£7.65
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£8.13£8.16£7.71Gosport is higher£4.46£4.48£4.23
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.50£5.53£5.22Gosport is higherDepends on how you count£5.47£5.49£5.19
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,017.1East Worthing and Shoreham is higherDepends on how you count1,017.3
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
79.6East Worthing and Shoreham is higher94.1
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
142.7East Worthing and Shoreham is higherDepends on how you count149.1
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
63.2Gosport is higher55.3
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
192.7Gosport is higher156.8
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
27.0Gosport is higher19.6
Show the numbers
| Measure | Gosport | East Worthing and Shoreham | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,865£4,885£4,614 | £4,509£4,528£4,277 | Gosport |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,602£12,656£11,954 | £12,882£12,937£12,219 | East Worthing and Shoreham |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2,058£2,067£1,952 | £1,695£1,703£1,608 | Gosport |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,619£11,668£11,021 | £11,774£11,824£11,168 | East Worthing and Shoreham |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £295£296£280 | £380£382£360 | East Worthing and Shoreham |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £668£671£634 | £705£708£668 | East Worthing and Shoreham |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £20£20£19 | £24£24£23 | East Worthing and Shoreham |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £409£411£388 | £358£360£340 | Gosport |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £167£168£159 | £153£154£145 | Gosport |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £122£123£116 | £91£92£87 | Gosport |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,631£1,638£1,547 | £1,308£1,313£1,240 | Gosport |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £197£197£186 | £201£201£190 | East Worthing and Shoreham |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £291£292£276 | £284£285£269 | Gosport |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £6.22£6.25£5.90 | £8.06£8.10£7.65 | East Worthing and Shoreham |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £8.13£8.16£7.71 | £4.46£4.48£4.23 | Gosport |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.50£5.53£5.22 | £5.47£5.49£5.19 | Gosport |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,017.1 | 1,017.3 | East Worthing and Shoreham |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 79.6 | 94.1 | East Worthing and Shoreham |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 142.7 | 149.1 | East Worthing and Shoreham |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 63.2 | 55.3 | Gosport |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 192.7 | 156.8 | Gosport |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 27.0 | 19.6 | Gosport |
Per resident
Gosport is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and East Worthing and Shoreham 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
Gosport East Worthing and Shoreham
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,865£4,885£4,614Gosport is higher£4,509£4,528£4,277
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,869£2,881£2,721Gosport is higherDepends on how you count£2,774£2,785£2,631
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,218£1,223£1,155Gosport is higher£1,018£1,022£966
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,645£2,656£2,509Gosport is higherDepends on how you count£2,535£2,546£2,404
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£67£67£64East Worthing and Shoreham is higher£82£82£78
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£152£153£144Gosport is higherDepends on how you count£152£152£144
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£4.53£4.55£4.30East Worthing and Shoreham is higher£5.23£5.25£4.96
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£409£411£388Gosport is higher£358£360£340
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£167£168£159Gosport is higher£153£154£145
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£72£73£69Gosport is higher£55£55£52
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£965£969£915Gosport is higher£785£789£745
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£197£197£186East Worthing and Shoreham is higher£201£201£190
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£172£173£163Gosport is higherDepends on how you count£170£171£162
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£3.68£3.69£3.49East Worthing and Shoreham is higher£4.84£4.86£4.59
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£4.81£4.83£4.56Gosport is higher£2.68£2.69£2.54
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.50£5.53£5.22Gosport is higherDepends on how you count£5.47£5.49£5.19
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
231.6Gosport is higherDepends on how you count219.0
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
18.1East Worthing and Shoreham is higher20.3
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
32.5Gosport is higherDepends on how you count32.1
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
63.2Gosport is higher55.3
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
114.0Gosport is higher94.2
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
16.0Gosport is higher11.8
Show the numbers
| Measure | Gosport | East Worthing and Shoreham | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,865£4,885£4,614 | £4,509£4,528£4,277 | Gosport |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,869£2,881£2,721 | £2,774£2,785£2,631 | Gosport |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,218£1,223£1,155 | £1,018£1,022£966 | Gosport |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,645£2,656£2,509 | £2,535£2,546£2,404 | Gosport |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £67£67£64 | £82£82£78 | East Worthing and Shoreham |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £152£153£144 | £152£152£144 | Gosport |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £4.53£4.55£4.30 | £5.23£5.25£4.96 | East Worthing and Shoreham |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £409£411£388 | £358£360£340 | Gosport |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £167£168£159 | £153£154£145 | Gosport |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £72£73£69 | £55£55£52 | Gosport |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £965£969£915 | £785£789£745 | Gosport |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £197£197£186 | £201£201£190 | East Worthing and Shoreham |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £172£173£163 | £170£171£162 | Gosport |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £3.68£3.69£3.49 | £4.84£4.86£4.59 | East Worthing and Shoreham |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £4.81£4.83£4.56 | £2.68£2.69£2.54 | Gosport |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.50£5.53£5.22 | £5.47£5.49£5.19 | Gosport |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 231.6 | 219.0 | Gosport |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 18.1 | 20.3 | East Worthing and Shoreham |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 32.5 | 32.1 | Gosport |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 63.2 | 55.3 | Gosport |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 114.0 | 94.2 | Gosport |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 16.0 | 11.8 | Gosport |
Total
Gosport is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and East Worthing and Shoreham on 9. 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 East Worthing and Shoreham
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£474.0m£476.1m£449.6mGosport is higher£451.3m£453.2m£428.1m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£279.6m£280.8m£265.2mGosport is higherDepends on how you count£277.6m£278.8m£263.3m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£118.6m£119.1m£112.5mGosport is higher£101.9m£102.3m£96.6m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£257.8m£258.8m£244.5mGosport is higherDepends on how you count£253.7m£254.8m£240.6m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£6.5m£6.6m£6.2mEast Worthing and Shoreham is higher£8.2m£8.2m£7.8m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£14.8m£14.9m£14.1mEast Worthing and Shoreham is higherDepends on how you count£15.2m£15.2m£14.4m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.44m£0.44m£0.42mEast Worthing and Shoreham is higher£0.52m£0.53m£0.50m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£39.9m£40.0m£37.8mGosport is higher£35.9m£36.0m£34.0m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£16.3m£16.4m£15.4mGosport is higher£15.3m£15.4m£14.5m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£7.0m£7.1m£6.7mGosport is higher£5.5m£5.5m£5.2m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£94.0m£94.4m£89.2mGosport is higher£78.6m£78.9m£74.5m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£19.2m£19.2m£18.2mEast Worthing and Shoreham is higher£20.1m£20.2m£19.0m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£16.8m£16.8m£15.9mEast Worthing and Shoreham is higherDepends on how you count£17.0m£17.1m£16.2m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.36m£0.36m£0.34mEast Worthing and Shoreham is higher£0.48m£0.49m£0.46m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.47m£0.47m£0.44mGosport is higher£0.27m£0.27m£0.25m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.54m£0.54m£0.51mEast Worthing and Shoreham is higherDepends on how you count£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
22,564Gosport is higherDepends on how you count21,919
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,766East Worthing and Shoreham is higher2,027
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
3,166East Worthing and Shoreham is higherDepends on how you count3,213
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
6,160Gosport is higher5,536
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
11,109Gosport is higher9,423
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,555Gosport is higher1,179
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| Measure | Gosport | East Worthing and Shoreham | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £474.0m£476.1m£449.6m | £451.3m£453.2m£428.1m | Gosport |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £279.6m£280.8m£265.2m | £277.6m£278.8m£263.3m | Gosport |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £118.6m£119.1m£112.5m | £101.9m£102.3m£96.6m | Gosport |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £257.8m£258.8m£244.5m | £253.7m£254.8m£240.6m | Gosport |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £6.5m£6.6m£6.2m | £8.2m£8.2m£7.8m | East Worthing and Shoreham |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £14.8m£14.9m£14.1m | £15.2m£15.2m£14.4m | East Worthing and Shoreham |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.44m£0.44m£0.42m | £0.52m£0.53m£0.50m | East Worthing and Shoreham |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £39.9m£40.0m£37.8m | £35.9m£36.0m£34.0m | Gosport |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £16.3m£16.4m£15.4m | £15.3m£15.4m£14.5m | Gosport |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £7.0m£7.1m£6.7m | £5.5m£5.5m£5.2m | Gosport |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £94.0m£94.4m£89.2m | £78.6m£78.9m£74.5m | Gosport |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £19.2m£19.2m£18.2m | £20.1m£20.2m£19.0m | East Worthing and Shoreham |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £16.8m£16.8m£15.9m | £17.0m£17.1m£16.2m | East Worthing and Shoreham |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.36m£0.36m£0.34m | £0.48m£0.49m£0.46m | East Worthing and Shoreham |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.47m£0.47m£0.44m | £0.27m£0.27m£0.25m | Gosport |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.54m£0.54m£0.51m | £0.55m£0.55m£0.52m | East Worthing and Shoreham |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 22,564 | 21,919 | Gosport |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,766 | 2,027 | East Worthing and Shoreham |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 3,166 | 3,213 | East Worthing and Shoreham |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 6,160 | 5,536 | Gosport |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 11,109 | 9,423 | Gosport |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,555 | 1,179 | 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.
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