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Herne Bay and Sandwich and Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West

102,520 and 90,135 residents (mid-2024).

Herne Bay and Sandwich is higher than Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West on 4 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 6 of 22 per resident and 9 of 22 in total.

On 5 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

Herne Bay and Sandwich is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West on 18. 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

Herne Bay and Sandwich Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Herne Bay and Sandwich £5,475, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West £5,770Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £5,770Herne Bay and Sandwich: £5,475Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £5,795Herne Bay and Sandwich: £5,498Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £5,473Herne Bay and Sandwich: £5,193

    £5,475£5,498£5,193Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West is higherDepends on how you count£5,770£5,795£5,473

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Herne Bay and Sandwich £12,655, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West £12,936Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £12,936Herne Bay and Sandwich: £12,655Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £12,991Herne Bay and Sandwich: £12,709Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £12,271Herne Bay and Sandwich: £12,004

    £12,655£12,709£12,004Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West is higherDepends on how you count£12,936£12,991£12,271

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Herne Bay and Sandwich £2,231, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West £2,763Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £2,763Herne Bay and Sandwich: £2,231Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £2,775Herne Bay and Sandwich: £2,240Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £2,621Herne Bay and Sandwich: £2,116

    £2,231£2,240£2,116Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West is higher£2,763£2,775£2,621

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Herne Bay and Sandwich £11,455, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West £11,403Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £11,403Herne Bay and Sandwich: £11,455Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £11,451Herne Bay and Sandwich: £11,504Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £10,816Herne Bay and Sandwich: £10,866

    £11,455£11,504£10,866Herne Bay and Sandwich is higher£11,403£11,451£10,816

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Herne Bay and Sandwich £393, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West £556Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £556Herne Bay and Sandwich: £393Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £559Herne Bay and Sandwich: £394Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £528Herne Bay and Sandwich: £372

    £393£394£372Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West is higher£556£559£528

  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: Herne Bay and Sandwich £783, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West £945Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £945Herne Bay and Sandwich: £783Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £949Herne Bay and Sandwich: £786Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £897Herne Bay and Sandwich: £742

    £783£786£742Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West is higherDepends on how you count£945£949£897

  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: Herne Bay and Sandwich £25, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West £32Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £32Herne Bay and Sandwich: £25Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £32Herne Bay and Sandwich: £25Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £30Herne Bay and Sandwich: £23

    £25£25£23Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West is higherDepends on how you count£32£32£30

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Herne Bay and Sandwich £503, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West £772Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £772Herne Bay and Sandwich: £503Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £776Herne Bay and Sandwich: £505Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £733Herne Bay and Sandwich: £477

    £503£505£477Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West is higher£772£776£733

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Herne Bay and Sandwich £167, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West £223Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £223Herne Bay and Sandwich: £167Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £224Herne Bay and Sandwich: £167Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £212Herne Bay and Sandwich: £158

    £167£167£158Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West is higher£223£224£212

  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: Herne Bay and Sandwich £142, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West £161Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £161Herne Bay and Sandwich: £142Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £161Herne Bay and Sandwich: £143Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £152Herne Bay and Sandwich: £135

    £142£143£135Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West is higher£161£161£152

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Herne Bay and Sandwich £1,760, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West £2,016Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £2,016Herne Bay and Sandwich: £1,760Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £2,025Herne Bay and Sandwich: £1,768Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £1,912Herne Bay and Sandwich: £1,670

    £1,760£1,768£1,670Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West is higher£2,016£2,025£1,912

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Herne Bay and Sandwich £193, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West £274Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £274Herne Bay and Sandwich: £193Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £276Herne Bay and Sandwich: £194Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £260Herne Bay and Sandwich: £183

    £193£194£183Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West is higher£274£276£260

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Herne Bay and Sandwich £310, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West £570Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £570Herne Bay and Sandwich: £310Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £572Herne Bay and Sandwich: £311Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £540Herne Bay and Sandwich: £294

    £310£311£294Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West is higher£570£572£540

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Herne Bay and Sandwich £10, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West £7.95Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £7.95Herne Bay and Sandwich: £10Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £7.98Herne Bay and Sandwich: £10Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £7.54Herne Bay and Sandwich: £9.72

    £10£10£9.72Herne Bay and Sandwich is higher£7.95£7.98£7.54

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Herne Bay and Sandwich £7.36, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West £8.81Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £8.81Herne Bay and Sandwich: £7.36Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £8.85Herne Bay and Sandwich: £7.39Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £8.36Herne Bay and Sandwich: £6.98

    £7.36£7.39£6.98Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West is higher£8.81£8.85£8.36

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Herne Bay and Sandwich £8.04, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West £7.91Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £7.91Herne Bay and Sandwich: £8.04Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £7.94Herne Bay and Sandwich: £8.08Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £7.50Herne Bay and Sandwich: £7.63

    £8.04£8.08£7.63Herne Bay and Sandwich is higher£7.91£7.94£7.50

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Herne Bay and Sandwich 1,006.3, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West 981.8Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: 981.8Herne Bay and Sandwich: 1,006.3

    1,006.3Herne Bay and Sandwich is higher981.8

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Herne Bay and Sandwich 95.3, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West 137.4Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: 137.4Herne Bay and Sandwich: 95.3

    95.3Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West is higher137.4

  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: Herne Bay and Sandwich 165.4, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West 214.8Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: 214.8Herne Bay and Sandwich: 165.4

    165.4Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West is higherDepends on how you count214.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Herne Bay and Sandwich 77.6, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West 126.0Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: 126.0Herne Bay and Sandwich: 77.6

    77.6Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West is higher126.0

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Herne Bay and Sandwich 199.3, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West 232.8Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: 232.8Herne Bay and Sandwich: 199.3

    199.3Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West is higher232.8

  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: Herne Bay and Sandwich 31.8, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West 36.8Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: 36.8Herne Bay and Sandwich: 31.8

    31.8Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West is higher36.8

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Herne Bay and Sandwich and Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West, per person in the age group
MeasureHerne Bay and SandwichInverclyde and Renfrewshire WestHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,475£5,498£5,193£5,770£5,795£5,473Shared outEstimatedInverclyde and Renfrewshire West
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,655£12,709£12,004£12,936£12,991£12,271Shared outEstimatedInverclyde and Renfrewshire West
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,231£2,240£2,116£2,763£2,775£2,621Shared outEstimatedInverclyde and Renfrewshire West
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,455£11,504£10,866£11,403£11,451£10,816Herne Bay and Sandwich
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£393£394£372£556£559£528Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£783£786£742£945£949£897Shared outEstimatedInverclyde and Renfrewshire West
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£25£25£23£32£32£30Shared outEstimatedInverclyde and Renfrewshire West
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£503£505£477£772£776£733Shared outEstimatedInverclyde and Renfrewshire West
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£167£167£158£223£224£212Shared outEstimatedInverclyde and Renfrewshire West
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£142£143£135£161£161£152Shared outEstimatedInverclyde and Renfrewshire West
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,760£1,768£1,670£2,016£2,025£1,912Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£193£194£183£274£276£260Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£310£311£294£570£572£540Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£10£10£9.72£7.95£7.98£7.54Herne Bay and Sandwich
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.36£7.39£6.98£8.81£8.85£8.36Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.04£8.08£7.63£7.91£7.94£7.50Shared outEstimatedHerne Bay and Sandwich
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,006.3981.8Herne Bay and Sandwich
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202695.3137.4Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026165.4214.8Shared outInverclyde and Renfrewshire West
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202677.6126.0Shared outInverclyde and Renfrewshire West
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026199.3232.8Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202631.836.8Shared outEstimatedInverclyde and Renfrewshire West

Per resident

Herne Bay and Sandwich is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West on 16. 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

Herne Bay and Sandwich Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Herne Bay and Sandwich £5,475, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West £5,770Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £5,770Herne Bay and Sandwich: £5,475Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £5,795Herne Bay and Sandwich: £5,498Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £5,473Herne Bay and Sandwich: £5,193

    £5,475£5,498£5,193Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West is higherDepends on how you count£5,770£5,795£5,473

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Herne Bay and Sandwich £3,351, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West £2,804Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £2,804Herne Bay and Sandwich: £3,351Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £2,816Herne Bay and Sandwich: £3,365Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £2,660Herne Bay and Sandwich: £3,178

    £3,351£3,365£3,178Herne Bay and Sandwich is higherDepends on how you count£2,804£2,816£2,660

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Herne Bay and Sandwich £1,253, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West £1,688Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £1,688Herne Bay and Sandwich: £1,253Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £1,696Herne Bay and Sandwich: £1,258Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £1,602Herne Bay and Sandwich: £1,189

    £1,253£1,258£1,189Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West is higher£1,688£1,696£1,602

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Herne Bay and Sandwich £3,033, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West £2,471Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £2,471Herne Bay and Sandwich: £3,033Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £2,482Herne Bay and Sandwich: £3,046Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £2,344Herne Bay and Sandwich: £2,877

    £3,033£3,046£2,877Herne Bay and Sandwich is higher£2,471£2,482£2,344

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Herne Bay and Sandwich £104, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West £121Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £121Herne Bay and Sandwich: £104Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £121Herne Bay and Sandwich: £104Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £114Herne Bay and Sandwich: £99

    £104£104£99Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West is higher£121£121£114

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Herne Bay and Sandwich £207, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West £205Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £205Herne Bay and Sandwich: £207Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £206Herne Bay and Sandwich: £208Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £194Herne Bay and Sandwich: £197

    £207£208£197Herne Bay and Sandwich is higherDepends on how you count£205£206£194

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Herne Bay and Sandwich £6.48, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West £6.89Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £6.89Herne Bay and Sandwich: £6.48Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £6.92Herne Bay and Sandwich: £6.51Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £6.54Herne Bay and Sandwich: £6.15

    £6.48£6.51£6.15Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West is higherDepends on how you count£6.89£6.92£6.54

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Herne Bay and Sandwich £503, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West £772Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £772Herne Bay and Sandwich: £503Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £776Herne Bay and Sandwich: £505Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £733Herne Bay and Sandwich: £477

    £503£505£477Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West is higher£772£776£733

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Herne Bay and Sandwich £167, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West £223Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £223Herne Bay and Sandwich: £167Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £224Herne Bay and Sandwich: £167Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £212Herne Bay and Sandwich: £158

    £167£167£158Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West is higher£223£224£212

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Herne Bay and Sandwich £80, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West £98Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £98Herne Bay and Sandwich: £80Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £99Herne Bay and Sandwich: £80Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £93Herne Bay and Sandwich: £76

    £80£80£76Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West is higher£98£99£93

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Herne Bay and Sandwich £989, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West £1,232Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £1,232Herne Bay and Sandwich: £989Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £1,237Herne Bay and Sandwich: £993Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £1,169Herne Bay and Sandwich: £938

    £989£993£938Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West is higher£1,232£1,237£1,169

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Herne Bay and Sandwich £193, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West £274Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £274Herne Bay and Sandwich: £193Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £276Herne Bay and Sandwich: £194Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £260Herne Bay and Sandwich: £183

    £193£194£183Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West is higher£274£276£260

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Herne Bay and Sandwich £174, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West £348Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £348Herne Bay and Sandwich: £174Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £350Herne Bay and Sandwich: £175Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £330Herne Bay and Sandwich: £165

    £174£175£165Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West is higher£348£350£330

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Herne Bay and Sandwich £5.76, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West £4.86Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £4.86Herne Bay and Sandwich: £5.76Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £4.88Herne Bay and Sandwich: £5.78Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £4.61Herne Bay and Sandwich: £5.46

    £5.76£5.78£5.46Herne Bay and Sandwich is higher£4.86£4.88£4.61

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Herne Bay and Sandwich £4.13, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West £5.39Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £5.39Herne Bay and Sandwich: £4.13Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £5.41Herne Bay and Sandwich: £4.15Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £5.11Herne Bay and Sandwich: £3.92

    £4.13£4.15£3.92Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West is higher£5.39£5.41£5.11

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Herne Bay and Sandwich £8.04, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West £7.91Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £7.91Herne Bay and Sandwich: £8.04Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £7.94Herne Bay and Sandwich: £8.08Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £7.50Herne Bay and Sandwich: £7.63

    £8.04£8.08£7.63Herne Bay and Sandwich is higher£7.91£7.94£7.50

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Herne Bay and Sandwich 266.5, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West 212.8Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: 212.8Herne Bay and Sandwich: 266.5

    266.5Herne Bay and Sandwich is higher212.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Herne Bay and Sandwich 25.2, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West 29.8Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: 29.8Herne Bay and Sandwich: 25.2

    25.2Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West is higher29.8

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Herne Bay and Sandwich 43.8, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West 46.6Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: 46.6Herne Bay and Sandwich: 43.8

    43.8Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West is higherDepends on how you count46.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Herne Bay and Sandwich 77.6, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West 126.0Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: 126.0Herne Bay and Sandwich: 77.6

    77.6Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West is higher126.0

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Herne Bay and Sandwich 112.0, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West 142.3Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: 142.3Herne Bay and Sandwich: 112.0

    112.0Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West is higher142.3

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Herne Bay and Sandwich 17.8, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West 22.5Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: 22.5Herne Bay and Sandwich: 17.8

    17.8Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West is higher22.5

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Herne Bay and Sandwich and Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West, per resident
MeasureHerne Bay and SandwichInverclyde and Renfrewshire WestHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,475£5,498£5,193£5,770£5,795£5,473Shared outEstimatedInverclyde and Renfrewshire West
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,351£3,365£3,178£2,804£2,816£2,660Shared outEstimatedHerne Bay and Sandwich
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,253£1,258£1,189£1,688£1,696£1,602Shared outEstimatedInverclyde and Renfrewshire West
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£3,033£3,046£2,877£2,471£2,482£2,344Herne Bay and Sandwich
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£104£104£99£121£121£114Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£207£208£197£205£206£194Shared outEstimatedHerne Bay and Sandwich
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.48£6.51£6.15£6.89£6.92£6.54Shared outEstimatedInverclyde and Renfrewshire West
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£503£505£477£772£776£733Shared outEstimatedInverclyde and Renfrewshire West
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£167£167£158£223£224£212Shared outEstimatedInverclyde and Renfrewshire West
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£80£80£76£98£99£93Shared outEstimatedInverclyde and Renfrewshire West
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£989£993£938£1,232£1,237£1,169Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£193£194£183£274£276£260Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£174£175£165£348£350£330Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.76£5.78£5.46£4.86£4.88£4.61Herne Bay and Sandwich
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.13£4.15£3.92£5.39£5.41£5.11Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.04£8.08£7.63£7.91£7.94£7.50Shared outEstimatedHerne Bay and Sandwich
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026266.5212.8Herne Bay and Sandwich
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202625.229.8Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202643.846.6Shared outInverclyde and Renfrewshire West
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202677.6126.0Shared outInverclyde and Renfrewshire West
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026112.0142.3Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202617.822.5Shared outEstimatedInverclyde and Renfrewshire West

Total

Herne Bay and Sandwich is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West 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

Herne Bay and Sandwich Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Herne Bay and Sandwich £561.3m, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West £520.1mInverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £520.1mHerne Bay and Sandwich: £561.3mInverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £522.3mHerne Bay and Sandwich: £563.7mInverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £493.3mHerne Bay and Sandwich: £532.4m

    £561.3m£563.7m£532.4mHerne Bay and Sandwich is higherDepends on how you count£520.1m£522.3m£493.3m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Herne Bay and Sandwich £343.5m, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West £252.7mInverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £252.7mHerne Bay and Sandwich: £343.5mInverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £253.8mHerne Bay and Sandwich: £345.0mInverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £239.7mHerne Bay and Sandwich: £325.9m

    £343.5m£345.0m£325.9mHerne Bay and Sandwich is higherDepends on how you count£252.7m£253.8m£239.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Herne Bay and Sandwich £128.5m, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West £152.2mInverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £152.2mHerne Bay and Sandwich: £128.5mInverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £152.8mHerne Bay and Sandwich: £129.0mInverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £144.4mHerne Bay and Sandwich: £121.9m

    £128.5m£129.0m£121.9mInverclyde and Renfrewshire West is higher£152.2m£152.8m£144.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Herne Bay and Sandwich £311.0m, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West £222.8mInverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £222.8mHerne Bay and Sandwich: £311.0mInverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £223.7mHerne Bay and Sandwich: £312.3mInverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £211.3mHerne Bay and Sandwich: £295.0m

    £311.0m£312.3m£295.0mHerne Bay and Sandwich is higher£222.8m£223.7m£211.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Herne Bay and Sandwich £10.7m, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West £10.9mInverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £10.9mHerne Bay and Sandwich: £10.7mInverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £10.9mHerne Bay and Sandwich: £10.7mInverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £10.3mHerne Bay and Sandwich: £10.1m

    £10.7m£10.7m£10.1mInverclyde and Renfrewshire West is higher£10.9m£10.9m£10.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Herne Bay and Sandwich £21.2m, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West £18.5mInverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £18.5mHerne Bay and Sandwich: £21.2mInverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £18.5mHerne Bay and Sandwich: £21.3mInverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £17.5mHerne Bay and Sandwich: £20.2m

    £21.2m£21.3m£20.2mHerne Bay and Sandwich is higherDepends on how you count£18.5m£18.5m£17.5m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Herne Bay and Sandwich £0.67m, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West £0.62mInverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £0.62mHerne Bay and Sandwich: £0.67mInverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £0.62mHerne Bay and Sandwich: £0.67mInverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £0.59mHerne Bay and Sandwich: £0.63m

    £0.67m£0.67m£0.63mHerne Bay and Sandwich is higherDepends on how you count£0.62m£0.62m£0.59m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Herne Bay and Sandwich £51.6m, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West £69.6mInverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £69.6mHerne Bay and Sandwich: £51.6mInverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £69.9mHerne Bay and Sandwich: £51.8mInverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £66.0mHerne Bay and Sandwich: £48.9m

    £51.6m£51.8m£48.9mInverclyde and Renfrewshire West is higher£69.6m£69.9m£66.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Herne Bay and Sandwich £17.1m, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West £20.1mInverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £20.1mHerne Bay and Sandwich: £17.1mInverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £20.2mHerne Bay and Sandwich: £17.2mInverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £19.1mHerne Bay and Sandwich: £16.2m

    £17.1m£17.2m£16.2mInverclyde and Renfrewshire West is higher£20.1m£20.2m£19.1m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Herne Bay and Sandwich £8.2m, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West £8.9mInverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £8.9mHerne Bay and Sandwich: £8.2mInverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £8.9mHerne Bay and Sandwich: £8.2mInverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £8.4mHerne Bay and Sandwich: £7.8m

    £8.2m£8.2m£7.8mInverclyde and Renfrewshire West is higher£8.9m£8.9m£8.4m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Herne Bay and Sandwich £101.4m, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West £111.0mInverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £111.0mHerne Bay and Sandwich: £101.4mInverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £111.5mHerne Bay and Sandwich: £101.8mInverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £105.3mHerne Bay and Sandwich: £96.2m

    £101.4m£101.8m£96.2mInverclyde and Renfrewshire West is higher£111.0m£111.5m£105.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Herne Bay and Sandwich £19.8m, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West £24.7mInverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £24.7mHerne Bay and Sandwich: £19.8mInverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £24.8mHerne Bay and Sandwich: £19.9mInverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £23.5mHerne Bay and Sandwich: £18.8m

    £19.8m£19.9m£18.8mInverclyde and Renfrewshire West is higher£24.7m£24.8m£23.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Herne Bay and Sandwich £17.9m, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West £31.4mInverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £31.4mHerne Bay and Sandwich: £17.9mInverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £31.5mHerne Bay and Sandwich: £17.9mInverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £29.8mHerne Bay and Sandwich: £16.9m

    £17.9m£17.9m£16.9mInverclyde and Renfrewshire West is higher£31.4m£31.5m£29.8m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Herne Bay and Sandwich £0.59m, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West £0.44mInverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £0.44mHerne Bay and Sandwich: £0.59mInverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £0.44mHerne Bay and Sandwich: £0.59mInverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £0.42mHerne Bay and Sandwich: £0.56m

    £0.59m£0.59m£0.56mHerne Bay and Sandwich is higher£0.44m£0.44m£0.42m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Herne Bay and Sandwich £0.42m, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West £0.49mInverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £0.49mHerne Bay and Sandwich: £0.42mInverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £0.49mHerne Bay and Sandwich: £0.43mInverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £0.46mHerne Bay and Sandwich: £0.40m

    £0.42m£0.43m£0.40mInverclyde and Renfrewshire West is higher£0.49m£0.49m£0.46m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Herne Bay and Sandwich £0.82m, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West £0.71mInverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £0.71mHerne Bay and Sandwich: £0.82mInverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £0.72mHerne Bay and Sandwich: £0.83mInverclyde and Renfrewshire West: £0.68mHerne Bay and Sandwich: £0.78m

    £0.82m£0.83m£0.78mHerne Bay and Sandwich is higher£0.71m£0.72m£0.68m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Herne Bay and Sandwich 27,317, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West 19,181Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: 19,181Herne Bay and Sandwich: 27,317

    27,317Herne Bay and Sandwich is higher19,181

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Herne Bay and Sandwich 2,587, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West 2,685Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: 2,685Herne Bay and Sandwich: 2,587

    2,587Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West is higher2,685

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Herne Bay and Sandwich 4,489, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West 4,196Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: 4,196Herne Bay and Sandwich: 4,489

    4,489Herne Bay and Sandwich is higherDepends on how you count4,196

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Herne Bay and Sandwich 7,954, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West 11,360Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: 11,360Herne Bay and Sandwich: 7,954

    7,954Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West is higher11,360

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Herne Bay and Sandwich 11,479, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West 12,824Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: 12,824Herne Bay and Sandwich: 11,479

    11,479Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West is higher12,824

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Herne Bay and Sandwich 1,829, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West 2,027Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: 2,027Herne Bay and Sandwich: 1,829

    1,829Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West is higher2,027

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Herne Bay and Sandwich and Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West, total
MeasureHerne Bay and SandwichInverclyde and Renfrewshire WestHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£561.3m£563.7m£532.4m£520.1m£522.3m£493.3mShared outEstimatedHerne Bay and Sandwich
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£343.5m£345.0m£325.9m£252.7m£253.8m£239.7mShared outEstimatedHerne Bay and Sandwich
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£128.5m£129.0m£121.9m£152.2m£152.8m£144.4mShared outEstimatedInverclyde and Renfrewshire West
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£311.0m£312.3m£295.0m£222.8m£223.7m£211.3mHerne Bay and Sandwich
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.7m£10.7m£10.1m£10.9m£10.9m£10.3mInverclyde and Renfrewshire West
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£21.2m£21.3m£20.2m£18.5m£18.5m£17.5mShared outEstimatedHerne Bay and Sandwich
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.67m£0.67m£0.63m£0.62m£0.62m£0.59mShared outEstimatedHerne Bay and Sandwich
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£51.6m£51.8m£48.9m£69.6m£69.9m£66.0mShared outEstimatedInverclyde and Renfrewshire West
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.1m£17.2m£16.2m£20.1m£20.2m£19.1mShared outEstimatedInverclyde and Renfrewshire West
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.2m£8.2m£7.8m£8.9m£8.9m£8.4mShared outEstimatedInverclyde and Renfrewshire West
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£101.4m£101.8m£96.2m£111.0m£111.5m£105.3mInverclyde and Renfrewshire West
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£19.8m£19.9m£18.8m£24.7m£24.8m£23.5mInverclyde and Renfrewshire West
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£17.9m£17.9m£16.9m£31.4m£31.5m£29.8mInverclyde and Renfrewshire West
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.59m£0.59m£0.56m£0.44m£0.44m£0.42mHerne Bay and Sandwich
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.42m£0.43m£0.40m£0.49m£0.49m£0.46mInverclyde and Renfrewshire West
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.82m£0.83m£0.78m£0.71m£0.72m£0.68mShared outEstimatedHerne Bay and Sandwich
State Pensiontotal, March 202627,31719,181Herne Bay and Sandwich
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,5872,685Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,4894,196Shared outHerne Bay and Sandwich
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20267,95411,360Shared outInverclyde and Renfrewshire West
Universal Credittotal, May 202611,47912,824Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,8292,027Shared outEstimatedInverclyde and Renfrewshire West

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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