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Isle of Wight East and St Ives
Isle of Wight East is higher than St Ives on 18 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 21 of 22 per resident and 7 of 22 in total.
On 14 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
Isle of Wight East is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and St Ives on 4. 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
Isle of Wight East St Ives
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6,243£6,269£5,921Isle of Wight East is higherDepends on how you count£5,291£5,314£5,019
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,426£12,479£11,787Isle of Wight East is higherDepends on how you count£12,199£12,251£11,571
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2,592£2,603£2,459Isle of Wight East is higherDepends on how you count£2,013£2,022£1,910
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,318£11,366£10,735Isle of Wight East is higherDepends on how you count£11,139£11,187£10,566
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£398£399£377St Ives is higherDepends on how you count£439£441£417
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£685£688£650Isle of Wight East is higher£590£593£560
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£26£26£24St Ives is higher£30£30£29
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£567£570£538Isle of Wight East is higherDepends on how you count£468£470£444
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£198£199£188Isle of Wight East is higher£108£108£102
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£150£151£143Isle of Wight East is higher£106£106£100
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,912£1,921£1,814Isle of Wight East is higherDepends on how you count£1,513£1,520£1,435
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£260£261£246Isle of Wight East is higherDepends on how you count£228£229£216
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£509£511£483Isle of Wight East is higherDepends on how you count£382£383£362
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£9.70£9.74£9.20Isle of Wight East is higher£5.24£5.26£4.97
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£10£10£9.85Isle of Wight East is higher£7.23£7.26£6.86
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£8.77£8.81£8.32Isle of Wight East is higher£6.45£6.48£6.12
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,012.5St Ives is higherDepends on how you count1,018.5
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
103.2St Ives is higherDepends on how you count114.2
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
146.0Isle of Wight East is higherDepends on how you count126.3
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
86.7Isle of Wight East is higherDepends on how you count69.7
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
244.4Isle of Wight East is higherDepends on how you count194.7
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
32.1Isle of Wight East is higher23.5
Show the numbers
| Measure | Isle of Wight East | St Ives | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6,243£6,269£5,921 | £5,291£5,314£5,019 | Isle of Wight East |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,426£12,479£11,787 | £12,199£12,251£11,571 | Isle of Wight East |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2,592£2,603£2,459 | £2,013£2,022£1,910 | Isle of Wight East |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,318£11,366£10,735 | £11,139£11,187£10,566 | Isle of Wight East |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £398£399£377 | £439£441£417 | St Ives |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £685£688£650 | £590£593£560 | Isle of Wight East |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £26£26£24 | £30£30£29 | St Ives |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £567£570£538 | £468£470£444 | Isle of Wight East |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £198£199£188 | £108£108£102 | Isle of Wight East |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £150£151£143 | £106£106£100 | Isle of Wight East |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,912£1,921£1,814 | £1,513£1,520£1,435 | Isle of Wight East |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £260£261£246 | £228£229£216 | Isle of Wight East |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £509£511£483 | £382£383£362 | Isle of Wight East |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £9.70£9.74£9.20 | £5.24£5.26£4.97 | Isle of Wight East |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £10£10£9.85 | £7.23£7.26£6.86 | Isle of Wight East |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £8.77£8.81£8.32 | £6.45£6.48£6.12 | Isle of Wight East |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,012.5 | 1,018.5 | St Ives |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 103.2 | 114.2 | St Ives |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 146.0 | 126.3 | Isle of Wight East |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 86.7 | 69.7 | Isle of Wight East |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 244.4 | 194.7 | Isle of Wight East |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 32.1 | 23.5 | Isle of Wight East |
Per resident
Isle of Wight East is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and St Ives on 1. 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
Isle of Wight East St Ives
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6,243£6,269£5,921Isle of Wight East is higherDepends on how you count£5,291£5,314£5,019
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,805£3,821£3,609Isle of Wight East is higherDepends on how you count£3,347£3,361£3,175
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,404£1,410£1,332Isle of Wight East is higherDepends on how you count£1,134£1,139£1,076
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£3,465£3,480£3,287Isle of Wight East is higherDepends on how you count£3,056£3,069£2,899
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£122£122£115Isle of Wight East is higherDepends on how you count£121£121£114
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£210£211£199Isle of Wight East is higher£162£163£154
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£7.83£7.87£7.43St Ives is higher£8.25£8.29£7.83
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£567£570£538Isle of Wight East is higherDepends on how you count£468£470£444
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£198£199£188Isle of Wight East is higher£108£108£102
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£81£82£77Isle of Wight East is higher£60£60£57
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£1,036£1,040£983Isle of Wight East is higherDepends on how you count£852£856£809
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£260£261£246Isle of Wight East is higherDepends on how you count£228£229£216
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£276£277£262Isle of Wight East is higherDepends on how you count£215£216£204
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£5.25£5.27£4.98Isle of Wight East is higher£2.95£2.96£2.80
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£5.63£5.65£5.34Isle of Wight East is higher£4.07£4.09£3.86
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£8.77£8.81£8.32Isle of Wight East is higher£6.45£6.48£6.12
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
310.0Isle of Wight East is higherDepends on how you count279.5
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
31.6Isle of Wight East is higherDepends on how you count31.3
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
44.7Isle of Wight East is higherDepends on how you count34.7
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
86.7Isle of Wight East is higherDepends on how you count69.7
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
132.4Isle of Wight East is higherDepends on how you count109.7
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
17.4Isle of Wight East is higher13.2
Show the numbers
| Measure | Isle of Wight East | St Ives | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6,243£6,269£5,921 | £5,291£5,314£5,019 | Isle of Wight East |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,805£3,821£3,609 | £3,347£3,361£3,175 | Isle of Wight East |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,404£1,410£1,332 | £1,134£1,139£1,076 | Isle of Wight East |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £3,465£3,480£3,287 | £3,056£3,069£2,899 | Isle of Wight East |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £122£122£115 | £121£121£114 | Isle of Wight East |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £210£211£199 | £162£163£154 | Isle of Wight East |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £7.83£7.87£7.43 | £8.25£8.29£7.83 | St Ives |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £567£570£538 | £468£470£444 | Isle of Wight East |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £198£199£188 | £108£108£102 | Isle of Wight East |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £81£82£77 | £60£60£57 | Isle of Wight East |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £1,036£1,040£983 | £852£856£809 | Isle of Wight East |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £260£261£246 | £228£229£216 | Isle of Wight East |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £276£277£262 | £215£216£204 | Isle of Wight East |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £5.25£5.27£4.98 | £2.95£2.96£2.80 | Isle of Wight East |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £5.63£5.65£5.34 | £4.07£4.09£3.86 | Isle of Wight East |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £8.77£8.81£8.32 | £6.45£6.48£6.12 | Isle of Wight East |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 310.0 | 279.5 | Isle of Wight East |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 31.6 | 31.3 | Isle of Wight East |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 44.7 | 34.7 | Isle of Wight East |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 86.7 | 69.7 | Isle of Wight East |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 132.4 | 109.7 | Isle of Wight East |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 17.4 | 13.2 | Isle of Wight East |
Total
Isle of Wight East is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and St Ives on 15. 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
Isle of Wight East St Ives
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£433.2m£435.0m£410.9mSt Ives is higherDepends on how you count£474.0m£476.0m£449.6m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£264.0m£265.1m£250.4mSt Ives is higherDepends on how you count£299.8m£301.1m£284.4m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£97.4m£97.9m£92.4mSt Ives is higherDepends on how you count£101.6m£102.0m£96.4m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£240.5m£241.5m£228.1mSt Ives is higherDepends on how you count£273.8m£274.9m£259.7m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£8.4m£8.5m£8.0mSt Ives is higherDepends on how you count£10.8m£10.8m£10.2m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£14.6m£14.6m£13.8mIsle of Wight East is higher£14.5m£14.6m£13.8m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.54m£0.55m£0.52mSt Ives is higher£0.74m£0.74m£0.70m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£39.4m£39.5m£37.3mSt Ives is higherDepends on how you count£41.9m£42.1m£39.8m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£13.7m£13.8m£13.0mIsle of Wight East is higher£9.6m£9.7m£9.2m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£5.7m£5.7m£5.4mIsle of Wight East is higher£5.3m£5.4m£5.1m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£71.9m£72.2m£68.2mSt Ives is higherDepends on how you count£76.4m£76.7m£72.4m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£18.0m£18.1m£17.1mSt Ives is higherDepends on how you count£20.4m£20.5m£19.4m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£19.1m£19.2m£18.2mSt Ives is higherDepends on how you count£19.3m£19.3m£18.3m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.36m£0.37m£0.35mIsle of Wight East is higher£0.26m£0.27m£0.25m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mIsle of Wight East is higher£0.36m£0.37m£0.35m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.61m£0.61m£0.58mIsle of Wight East is higher£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
21,512St Ives is higherDepends on how you count25,033
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
2,193St Ives is higherDepends on how you count2,807
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
3,102St Ives is higherDepends on how you count3,104
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
6,016St Ives is higherDepends on how you count6,239
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
9,186St Ives is higherDepends on how you count9,824
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,207Isle of Wight East is higher1,185
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| Measure | Isle of Wight East | St Ives | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £433.2m£435.0m£410.9m | £474.0m£476.0m£449.6m | St Ives |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £264.0m£265.1m£250.4m | £299.8m£301.1m£284.4m | St Ives |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £97.4m£97.9m£92.4m | £101.6m£102.0m£96.4m | St Ives |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £240.5m£241.5m£228.1m | £273.8m£274.9m£259.7m | St Ives |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £8.4m£8.5m£8.0m | £10.8m£10.8m£10.2m | St Ives |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £14.6m£14.6m£13.8m | £14.5m£14.6m£13.8m | Isle of Wight East |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.54m£0.55m£0.52m | £0.74m£0.74m£0.70m | St Ives |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £39.4m£39.5m£37.3m | £41.9m£42.1m£39.8m | St Ives |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £13.7m£13.8m£13.0m | £9.6m£9.7m£9.2m | Isle of Wight East |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £5.7m£5.7m£5.4m | £5.3m£5.4m£5.1m | Isle of Wight East |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £71.9m£72.2m£68.2m | £76.4m£76.7m£72.4m | St Ives |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £18.0m£18.1m£17.1m | £20.4m£20.5m£19.4m | St Ives |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £19.1m£19.2m£18.2m | £19.3m£19.3m£18.3m | St Ives |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.36m£0.37m£0.35m | £0.26m£0.27m£0.25m | Isle of Wight East |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.39m£0.39m£0.37m | £0.36m£0.37m£0.35m | Isle of Wight East |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.61m£0.61m£0.58m | £0.58m£0.58m£0.55m | Isle of Wight East |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 21,512 | 25,033 | St Ives |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 2,193 | 2,807 | St Ives |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 3,102 | 3,104 | St Ives |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 6,016 | 6,239 | St Ives |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 9,186 | 9,824 | St Ives |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,207 | 1,185 | Isle of Wight East |
Sources
Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.
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- 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.
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