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Lewes and Christchurch

97,384 and 88,284 residents (mid-2024).

Lewes is higher than Christchurch on 17 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 13 of 22 per resident and 14 of 22 in total.

On 11 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

Lewes 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

Lewes Christchurch

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Lewes £5,242, Christchurch £5,764Christchurch: £5,764Lewes: £5,242Christchurch: £5,789Lewes: £5,265Christchurch: £5,467Lewes: £4,973

    £5,242£5,265£4,973Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count£5,764£5,789£5,467

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Lewes £12,671, Christchurch £12,615Christchurch: £12,615Lewes: £12,671Christchurch: £12,669Lewes: £12,725Christchurch: £11,966Lewes: £12,019

    £12,671£12,725£12,019Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£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: Lewes £1,897, Christchurch £1,637Christchurch: £1,637Lewes: £1,897Christchurch: £1,644Lewes: £1,905Christchurch: £1,553Lewes: £1,799

    £1,897£1,905£1,799Lewes is higher£1,637£1,644£1,553

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Lewes £11,679, Christchurch £11,638Christchurch: £11,638Lewes: £11,679Christchurch: £11,687Lewes: £11,729Christchurch: £11,039Lewes: £11,078

    £11,679£11,729£11,078Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£11,638£11,687£11,039

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Lewes £282, Christchurch £270Christchurch: £270Lewes: £282Christchurch: £272Lewes: £284Christchurch: £256Lewes: £268

    £282£284£268Lewes 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: Lewes £691, Christchurch £689Christchurch: £689Lewes: £691Christchurch: £692Lewes: £694Christchurch: £653Lewes: £656

    £691£694£656Lewes 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: Lewes £18, Christchurch £18Christchurch: £18Lewes: £18Christchurch: £18Lewes: £18Christchurch: £17Lewes: £17

    £18£18£17Lewes 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: Lewes £369, Christchurch £358Christchurch: £358Lewes: £369Christchurch: £359Lewes: £370Christchurch: £339Lewes: £350

    £369£370£350Lewes 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: Lewes £149, Christchurch £105Christchurch: £105Lewes: £149Christchurch: £106Lewes: £150Christchurch: £100Lewes: £141

    £149£150£141Lewes 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: Lewes £95, Christchurch £97Christchurch: £97Lewes: £95Christchurch: £97Lewes: £95Christchurch: £92Lewes: £90

    £95£95£90Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count£97£97£92

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Lewes £1,509, Christchurch £1,245Christchurch: £1,245Lewes: £1,509Christchurch: £1,251Lewes: £1,516Christchurch: £1,181Lewes: £1,432

    £1,509£1,516£1,432Lewes is higher£1,245£1,251£1,181

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Lewes £198, Christchurch £190Christchurch: £190Lewes: £198Christchurch: £191Lewes: £198Christchurch: £181Lewes: £187

    £198£198£187Lewes 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: Lewes £280, Christchurch £286Christchurch: £286Lewes: £280Christchurch: £287Lewes: £281Christchurch: £271Lewes: £265

    £280£281£265Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count£286£287£271

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Lewes £6.25, Christchurch £5.11Christchurch: £5.11Lewes: £6.25Christchurch: £5.13Lewes: £6.28Christchurch: £4.85Lewes: £5.93

    £6.25£6.28£5.93Lewes 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: Lewes £6.46, Christchurch £4.75Christchurch: £4.75Lewes: £6.46Christchurch: £4.77Lewes: £6.49Christchurch: £4.51Lewes: £6.13

    £6.46£6.49£6.13Lewes is higher£4.75£4.77£4.51

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Lewes £6.79, Christchurch £6.44Christchurch: £6.44Lewes: £6.79Christchurch: £6.47Lewes: £6.82Christchurch: £6.11Lewes: £6.44

    £6.79£6.82£6.44Lewes 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: Lewes 1,004.7, Christchurch 997.8Christchurch: 997.8Lewes: 1,004.7

    1,004.7Lewes 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: Lewes 69.3, Christchurch 68.6Christchurch: 68.6Lewes: 69.3

    69.3Lewes 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: Lewes 138.9, Christchurch 146.3Christchurch: 146.3Lewes: 138.9

    138.9Christchurch is higher146.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lewes 57.5, Christchurch 52.0Christchurch: 52.0Lewes: 57.5

    57.5Lewes 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: Lewes 168.8, Christchurch 139.4Christchurch: 139.4Lewes: 168.8

    168.8Lewes 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: Lewes 20.5, Christchurch 20.9Christchurch: 20.9Lewes: 20.5

    20.5Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count20.9

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Lewes and Christchurch, per person in the age group
MeasureLewesChristchurchHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,242£5,265£4,973£5,764£5,789£5,467Christchurch
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,671£12,725£12,019£12,615£12,669£11,966Lewes
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,897£1,905£1,799£1,637£1,644£1,553Lewes
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,679£11,729£11,078£11,638£11,687£11,039Lewes
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£282£284£268£270£272£256Lewes
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£691£694£656£689£692£653Lewes
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£18£18£17£18£18£17Lewes
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£369£370£350£358£359£339Lewes
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£149£150£141£105£106£100Lewes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£95£95£90£97£97£92Christchurch
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,509£1,516£1,432£1,245£1,251£1,181Lewes
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£198£198£187£190£191£181Lewes
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£280£281£265£286£287£271Christchurch
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.25£6.28£5.93£5.11£5.13£4.85Lewes
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.46£6.49£6.13£4.75£4.77£4.51Lewes
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.79£6.82£6.44£6.44£6.47£6.11Lewes
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,004.7997.8Lewes
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202669.368.6Lewes
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026138.9146.3Christchurch
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202657.552.0Lewes
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026168.8139.4Lewes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202620.520.9Christchurch

Per resident

Lewes is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Christchurch 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

Lewes Christchurch

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Lewes £5,242, Christchurch £5,764Christchurch: £5,764Lewes: £5,242Christchurch: £5,789Lewes: £5,265Christchurch: £5,467Lewes: £4,973

    £5,242£5,265£4,973Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count£5,764£5,789£5,467

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Lewes £3,464, Christchurch £4,271Christchurch: £4,271Lewes: £3,464Christchurch: £4,289Lewes: £3,479Christchurch: £4,051Lewes: £3,286

    £3,464£3,479£3,286Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count£4,271£4,289£4,051

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Lewes £1,056, Christchurch £833Christchurch: £833Lewes: £1,056Christchurch: £837Lewes: £1,060Christchurch: £790Lewes: £1,001

    £1,056£1,060£1,001Lewes is higher£833£837£790

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Lewes £3,193, Christchurch £3,940Christchurch: £3,940Lewes: £3,193Christchurch: £3,957Lewes: £3,207Christchurch: £3,737Lewes: £3,029

    £3,193£3,207£3,029Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count£3,940£3,957£3,737

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Lewes £77, Christchurch £92Christchurch: £92Lewes: £77Christchurch: £92Lewes: £78Christchurch: £87Lewes: £73

    £77£78£73Christchurch 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: Lewes £189, Christchurch £233Christchurch: £233Lewes: £189Christchurch: £234Lewes: £190Christchurch: £221Lewes: £179

    £189£190£179Christchurch 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: Lewes £4.94, Christchurch £6.10Christchurch: £6.10Lewes: £4.94Christchurch: £6.13Lewes: £4.97Christchurch: £5.79Lewes: £4.69

    £4.94£4.97£4.69Christchurch 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: Lewes £369, Christchurch £358Christchurch: £358Lewes: £369Christchurch: £359Lewes: £370Christchurch: £339Lewes: £350

    £369£370£350Lewes 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: Lewes £149, Christchurch £105Christchurch: £105Lewes: £149Christchurch: £106Lewes: £150Christchurch: £100Lewes: £141

    £149£150£141Lewes 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: Lewes £53, Christchurch £49Christchurch: £49Lewes: £53Christchurch: £49Lewes: £53Christchurch: £47Lewes: £50

    £53£53£50Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£49£49£47

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Lewes £840, Christchurch £634Christchurch: £634Lewes: £840Christchurch: £636Lewes: £844Christchurch: £601Lewes: £797

    £840£844£797Lewes is higher£634£636£601

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Lewes £198, Christchurch £190Christchurch: £190Lewes: £198Christchurch: £191Lewes: £198Christchurch: £181Lewes: £187

    £198£198£187Lewes is higher£190£191£181

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Lewes £156, Christchurch £145Christchurch: £145Lewes: £156Christchurch: £146Lewes: £156Christchurch: £138Lewes: £148

    £156£156£148Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£145£146£138

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Lewes £3.48, Christchurch £2.60Christchurch: £2.60Lewes: £3.48Christchurch: £2.62Lewes: £3.49Christchurch: £2.47Lewes: £3.30

    £3.48£3.49£3.30Lewes is higher£2.60£2.62£2.47

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Lewes £3.59, Christchurch £2.41Christchurch: £2.41Lewes: £3.59Christchurch: £2.42Lewes: £3.61Christchurch: £2.29Lewes: £3.41

    £3.59£3.61£3.41Lewes is higher£2.41£2.42£2.29

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Lewes £6.79, Christchurch £6.44Christchurch: £6.44Lewes: £6.79Christchurch: £6.47Lewes: £6.82Christchurch: £6.11Lewes: £6.44

    £6.79£6.82£6.44Lewes is higher£6.44£6.47£6.11

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Lewes 274.7, Christchurch 337.8Christchurch: 337.8Lewes: 274.7

    274.7Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count337.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Lewes 18.9, Christchurch 23.2Christchurch: 23.2Lewes: 18.9

    18.9Christchurch 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: Lewes 38.0, Christchurch 49.5Christchurch: 49.5Lewes: 38.0

    38.0Christchurch is higher49.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lewes 57.5, Christchurch 52.0Christchurch: 52.0Lewes: 57.5

    57.5Lewes is higher52.0

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Lewes 94.0, Christchurch 70.9Christchurch: 70.9Lewes: 94.0

    94.0Lewes 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: Lewes 11.4, Christchurch 10.6Christchurch: 10.6Lewes: 11.4

    11.4Lewes is higherDepends on how you count10.6

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Lewes and Christchurch, per resident
MeasureLewesChristchurchHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,242£5,265£4,973£5,764£5,789£5,467Christchurch
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,464£3,479£3,286£4,271£4,289£4,051Christchurch
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,056£1,060£1,001£833£837£790Lewes
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£3,193£3,207£3,029£3,940£3,957£3,737Christchurch
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£77£78£73£92£92£87Christchurch
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£189£190£179£233£234£221Christchurch
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.94£4.97£4.69£6.10£6.13£5.79Christchurch
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£369£370£350£358£359£339Lewes
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£149£150£141£105£106£100Lewes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£53£53£50£49£49£47Lewes
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£840£844£797£634£636£601Lewes
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£198£198£187£190£191£181Lewes
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£156£156£148£145£146£138Lewes
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.48£3.49£3.30£2.60£2.62£2.47Lewes
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.59£3.61£3.41£2.41£2.42£2.29Lewes
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.79£6.82£6.44£6.44£6.47£6.11Lewes
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026274.7337.8Christchurch
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202618.923.2Christchurch
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202638.049.5Christchurch
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202657.552.0Lewes
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202694.070.9Lewes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.410.6Lewes

Total

Lewes is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Christchurch 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

Lewes Christchurch

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Lewes £510.5m, Christchurch £508.9mChristchurch: £508.9mLewes: £510.5mChristchurch: £511.0mLewes: £512.7mChristchurch: £482.7mLewes: £484.3m

    £510.5m£512.7m£484.3mLewes is higherDepends on how you count£508.9m£511.0m£482.7m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Lewes £337.4m, Christchurch £377.1mChristchurch: £377.1mLewes: £337.4mChristchurch: £378.7mLewes: £338.8mChristchurch: £357.7mLewes: £320.0m

    £337.4m£338.8m£320.0mChristchurch is higherDepends on how you count£377.1m£378.7m£357.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Lewes £102.8m, Christchurch £73.6mChristchurch: £73.6mLewes: £102.8mChristchurch: £73.9mLewes: £103.2mChristchurch: £69.8mLewes: £97.5m

    £102.8m£103.2m£97.5mLewes is higher£73.6m£73.9m£69.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Lewes £311.0m, Christchurch £347.9mChristchurch: £347.9mLewes: £311.0mChristchurch: £349.3mLewes: £312.3mChristchurch: £330.0mLewes: £295.0m

    £311.0m£312.3m£295.0mChristchurch is higherDepends on how you count£347.9m£349.3m£330.0m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Lewes £7.5m, Christchurch £8.1mChristchurch: £8.1mLewes: £7.5mChristchurch: £8.1mLewes: £7.6mChristchurch: £7.7mLewes: £7.1m

    £7.5m£7.6m£7.1mChristchurch 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: Lewes £18.4m, Christchurch £20.6mChristchurch: £20.6mLewes: £18.4mChristchurch: £20.7mLewes: £18.5mChristchurch: £19.5mLewes: £17.5m

    £18.4m£18.5m£17.5mChristchurch 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: Lewes £0.48m, Christchurch £0.54mChristchurch: £0.54mLewes: £0.48mChristchurch: £0.54mLewes: £0.48mChristchurch: £0.51mLewes: £0.46m

    £0.48m£0.48m£0.46mChristchurch 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: Lewes £35.9m, Christchurch £31.6mChristchurch: £31.6mLewes: £35.9mChristchurch: £31.7mLewes: £36.1mChristchurch: £29.9mLewes: £34.1m

    £35.9m£36.1m£34.1mLewes 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: Lewes £14.5m, Christchurch £9.3mChristchurch: £9.3mLewes: £14.5mChristchurch: £9.3mLewes: £14.6mChristchurch: £8.8mLewes: £13.8m

    £14.5m£14.6m£13.8mLewes 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: Lewes £5.1m, Christchurch £4.3mChristchurch: £4.3mLewes: £5.1mChristchurch: £4.4mLewes: £5.2mChristchurch: £4.1mLewes: £4.9m

    £5.1m£5.2m£4.9mLewes is higherDepends on how you count£4.3m£4.4m£4.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Lewes £81.8m, Christchurch £55.9mChristchurch: £55.9mLewes: £81.8mChristchurch: £56.2mLewes: £82.2mChristchurch: £53.1mLewes: £77.6m

    £81.8m£82.2m£77.6mLewes is higher£55.9m£56.2m£53.1m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Lewes £19.2m, Christchurch £16.8mChristchurch: £16.8mLewes: £19.2mChristchurch: £16.9mLewes: £19.3mChristchurch: £15.9mLewes: £18.2m

    £19.2m£19.3m£18.2mLewes is higher£16.8m£16.9m£15.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Lewes £15.2m, Christchurch £12.8mChristchurch: £12.8mLewes: £15.2mChristchurch: £12.9mLewes: £15.2mChristchurch: £12.2mLewes: £14.4m

    £15.2m£15.2m£14.4mLewes is higherDepends on how you count£12.8m£12.9m£12.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Lewes £0.34m, Christchurch £0.23mChristchurch: £0.23mLewes: £0.34mChristchurch: £0.23mLewes: £0.34mChristchurch: £0.22mLewes: £0.32m

    £0.34m£0.34m£0.32mLewes is higher£0.23m£0.23m£0.22m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Lewes £0.35m, Christchurch £0.21mChristchurch: £0.21mLewes: £0.35mChristchurch: £0.21mLewes: £0.35mChristchurch: £0.20mLewes: £0.33m

    £0.35m£0.35m£0.33mLewes is higher£0.21m£0.21m£0.20m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Lewes £0.66m, Christchurch £0.57mChristchurch: £0.57mLewes: £0.66mChristchurch: £0.57mLewes: £0.66mChristchurch: £0.54mLewes: £0.63m

    £0.66m£0.66m£0.63mLewes is higher£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Lewes 26,750, Christchurch 29,826Christchurch: 29,826Lewes: 26,750

    26,750Christchurch is higherDepends on how you count29,826

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Lewes 1,844, Christchurch 2,051Christchurch: 2,051Lewes: 1,844

    1,844Christchurch 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: Lewes 3,699, Christchurch 4,373Christchurch: 4,373Lewes: 3,699

    3,699Christchurch is higher4,373

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Lewes 5,603, Christchurch 4,594Christchurch: 4,594Lewes: 5,603

    5,603Lewes is higher4,594

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Lewes 9,152, Christchurch 6,263Christchurch: 6,263Lewes: 9,152

    9,152Lewes is higher6,263

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Lewes 1,112, Christchurch 937Christchurch: 937Lewes: 1,112

    1,112Lewes is higherDepends on how you count937

Show the numbers
Lewes and Christchurch, total
MeasureLewesChristchurchHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£510.5m£512.7m£484.3m£508.9m£511.0m£482.7mLewes
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£337.4m£338.8m£320.0m£377.1m£378.7m£357.7mChristchurch
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£102.8m£103.2m£97.5m£73.6m£73.9m£69.8mLewes
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£311.0m£312.3m£295.0m£347.9m£349.3m£330.0mChristchurch
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.5m£7.6m£7.1m£8.1m£8.1m£7.7mChristchurch
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.4m£18.5m£17.5m£20.6m£20.7m£19.5mChristchurch
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.48m£0.48m£0.46m£0.54m£0.54m£0.51mChristchurch
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£35.9m£36.1m£34.1m£31.6m£31.7m£29.9mLewes
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.5m£14.6m£13.8m£9.3m£9.3m£8.8mLewes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.1m£5.2m£4.9m£4.3m£4.4m£4.1mLewes
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£81.8m£82.2m£77.6m£55.9m£56.2m£53.1mLewes
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£19.2m£19.3m£18.2m£16.8m£16.9m£15.9mLewes
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£15.2m£15.2m£14.4m£12.8m£12.9m£12.2mLewes
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m£0.23m£0.23m£0.22mLewes
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.35m£0.35m£0.33m£0.21m£0.21m£0.20mLewes
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.66m£0.66m£0.63m£0.57m£0.57m£0.54mLewes
State Pensiontotal, March 202626,75029,826Christchurch
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,8442,051Christchurch
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,6994,373Christchurch
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,6034,594Lewes
Universal Credittotal, May 20269,1526,263Lewes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,112937Lewes

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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